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Koh Samui vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 41.3% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 6.7% less in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 55.4% more in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 36.1% more in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 68.5% more in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.7% more in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in Koh Samui

The cost of transportation, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Koh Samui are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Koh Samui. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Koh Samui.

Koh Samui vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Koh Samui instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 6.7% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$3.10 THB97.52	-63.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$8.99 THB282.80	+49.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$0.71 THB22.38	+5.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.38 THB11.85	-18.6%
Average			-6.7%

Kiev vs. Koh Samui - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.4% more for groceries

	Kiev	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$1.73 THB54.25	+120.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$8.53 THB268.27	+74.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$6.58 THB206.99	+38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$2.28 THB71.68	+13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$1.07 THB33.51	-49.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$1.51 THB47.48	+173.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.56 THB17.60	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$1.03 THB32.46	+21.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.98 THB30.81	-3.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.73 THB22.84	+94.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.63 THB19.83	+149.0%
Average			+55.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$5.04 THB158.34	-5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	$46.52 THB1,462.78	+354.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$27,911.74 THB877,667.34	-8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$10.30 THB323.76	+71.1%
Average			+103.1%

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pay 36.1% more for housing

	Kiev	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$17.79 THB559.51	+152.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$554.27 THB17,428.69	-12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$413.51 THB13,002.48	+9.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$76.59 THB2,408.37	-5.4%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 68.5% more for childcare

	Kiev	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$623.36 THB19,601.24	+67.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$13,335.61 THB419,329.95	+69.9%
Average			+68.5%

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pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$2.17 THB68.26	+100.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$2.31 THB72.53	+41.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$4.34 THB136.53	+50.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	$34.11 THB1,072.70	-11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$7.13 THB224.29	+48.1%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Kiev	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$52.72 THB1,657.82	-23.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$29.92 THB940.89	-16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$102.34 THB3,218.11	+5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$90.82 THB2,855.90	-17.1%
Average			-12.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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