Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 59.4% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH313.27
|
$2.77
THB92.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH261.06
|
$5.55
THB184.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.64
|
$0.58
THB19.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.96
|
$0.31
THB10.45
|
|
pay 77.5% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.23
|
$1.62
THB53.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.76
|
$9.67
THB321.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.47
|
$6.60
THB219.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.60
|
$2.22
THB73.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.58
|
$1.30
THB43.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.21
|
$1.37
THB45.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.31
|
$0.70
THB23.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.21
|
$1.02
THB33.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.74
|
$0.78
THB25.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.63
|
$0.69
THB23.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.49
|
$0.61
THB20.42
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH213.39
|
$4.25
THB141.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH399.42
|
$36.06
THB1,199.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,279,202.82
|
$51,319.04
THB1,706,600.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH173.35
|
$10.52
THB349.77
|
|
pay 38.4% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH240.40
|
$15.07
THB501.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,086.41
|
$608.65
THB20,240.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,475.65
|
$287.69
THB9,567.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,978.24
|
$70.06
THB2,329.74
|
|
pay 73.8% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,091.86
|
$614.94
THB20,449.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH284,184.57
|
$12,311.97
THB409,431.05
|
|
pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.21
|
$2.08
THB69.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.43
|
$2.37
THB78.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.98
|
$4.16
THB138.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,106.62
|
$57.72
THB1,919.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.85
|
$6.94
THB230.62
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,862.60
|
$53.87
THB1,791.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,509.41
|
$39.30
THB1,306.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,606.13
|
$101.75
THB3,383.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,904.58
|
$92.54
THB3,077.38
|
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