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Surat Thani vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Surat Thani is 21.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 39.8% less in Surat Thani
Groceries: pay 51.8% more in Surat Thani
Transportation: pay 33.4% more in Surat Thani
Housing: pay 7.4% more in Surat Thani
Childcare: pay 76.0% more in Surat Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.6% more in Surat Thani
Clothing: pay 3.9% less in Surat Thani

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

Surat Thani vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Surat Thani instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 39.8% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Surat Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH366.22	$1.94 THB61.57	-77.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH261.59	$4.65 THB147.78	-22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.32	$0.50 THB15.76	-26.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.13	$0.31 THB9.85	-33.1%
Average			-39.8%

Kiev vs. Surat Thani - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.8% more for groceries

	Kiev	Surat Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH34.02	$1.26 THB40.06	+61.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH212.92	$8.53 THB271.01	+74.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH206.48	$7.55 THB239.92	+59.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH87.56	$1.95 THB62.07	-3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH91.98	$1.84 THB58.48	-13.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.03	$1.51 THB47.96	+173.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.44	$0.90 THB28.61	+24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH37.05	$0.98 THB31.28	+15.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH43.95	$0.80 THB25.32	-21.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.21	$0.56 THB17.87	+50.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.01	$0.63 THB20.03	+149.0%
Average			+51.8%

Kiev vs. Surat Thani - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.4% more for transportation

	Kiev	Surat Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH230.68	$4.69 THB149.11	-11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH444.70	$21.71 THB689.62	+112.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$27,911.74 THB887K	-8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH261.59	$8.50 THB269.92	+41.2%
Average			+33.4%

Kiev vs. Surat Thani - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.4% more for housing

	Kiev	Surat Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH306.00	$19.53 THB620.48	+177.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,402.36	$242.94 THB7,717.22	-61.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,422.27	$155.07 THB4,925.88	-59.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,519.38	$58.70 THB1,864.59	-27.5%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 76.0% more for childcare

	Kiev	Surat Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,218.49	$623.36 THB19,802.05	+67.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH341K	$14,508.83 THB461K	+84.9%
Average			+76.0%

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pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Surat Thani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH47.09	$2.17 THB68.96	+100.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH71.13	$1.55 THB49.26	-5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH125.56	$3.10 THB98.52	+7.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,676.16	$49.62 THB1,576.28	+28.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH209.27	$4.65 THB147.78	-3.4%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 3.9% less for clothing

	Kiev	Surat Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,982.11	$66.46 THB2,111.09	-3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,555.84	$29.92 THB950.53	-16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,216.81	$117.41 THB3,729.60	+21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,760.91	$90.82 THB2,885.16	-17.1%
Average			-3.9%

Kiev vs. Surat Thani - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2026

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