Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 15.1% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 56.1% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB101.99
|
$7.58
UAH306.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB203.97
|
$6.32
UAH255.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB21.28
|
$0.62
UAH25.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB11.56
|
$0.41
UAH16.60
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB59.47
|
$0.73
UAH29.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB355.49
|
$4.30
UAH174.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.54
|
$3.88
UAH157.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB81.63
|
$1.78
UAH72.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB47.93
|
$1.97
UAH79.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB50.34
|
$0.34
UAH13.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB25.83
|
$0.64
UAH25.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB37.51
|
$0.71
UAH28.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB28.49
|
$0.94
UAH37.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB25.45
|
$0.28
UAH11.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.58
|
$0.37
UAH15.17
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB156.16
|
$5.16
UAH208.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,325.81
|
$9.66
UAH391.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,886,730.99
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,252,502.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB386.69
|
$4.19
UAH169.73
|
|
pay 13.4% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB553.89
|
$5.82
UAH235.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB22,376.81
|
$558.46
UAH22,604.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB10,576.97
|
$325.98
UAH13,194.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,575.64
|
$72.04
UAH2,916.07
|
|
pay 42.4% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB22,608.20
|
$365.07
UAH14,776.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB452,646.23
|
$6,874.47
UAH278,252.83
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB76.49
|
$1.26
UAH51.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB87.04
|
$1.34
UAH54.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB152.98
|
$2.27
UAH92.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB2,121.92
|
$26.77
UAH1,083.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB254.96
|
$5.05
UAH204.49
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,980.60
|
$69.25
UAH2,802.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,444.83
|
$36.51
UAH1,477.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,740.76
|
$87.23
UAH3,530.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,402.19
|
$94.45
UAH3,823.08
|
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