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Kiev vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 27.2% more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 54.8% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 12.8% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 30.6% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 73.8% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 37.5% more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 85.8% more in Kiev

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

Kiev vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kiev instead of Nakhon Ratchasima, you would:

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pay 54.8% more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.02 THB96.21	$8.43 UAH353.72	+178.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 THB201.79	$6.02 UAH252.66	-5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 THB18.25	$0.67 UAH28.32	+17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$0.46 UAH19.45	+28.0%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 12.8% less for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 THB41.10	$0.78 UAH32.86	-39.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.13 THB290.47	$4.90 UAH205.65	-46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.43 THB204.50	$4.75 UAH199.43	-26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 THB49.26	$2.01 UAH84.57	+30.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 THB46.76	$2.12 UAH88.84	+44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 THB45.60	$0.55 UAH23.21	-61.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 THB19.94	$0.72 UAH30.36	+15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 THB27.69	$0.85 UAH35.79	-2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 THB24.03	$1.01 UAH42.45	+33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 THB20.28	$0.37 UAH15.66	-41.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.33	$0.25 UAH10.63	-47.4%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 30.6% less for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 THB148.23	$5.31 UAH222.81	+13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 THB641.37	$10.23 UAH429.52	-49.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,636.03 THB1,515,608.25	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	-36.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.25 THB389.76	$6.02 UAH252.66	-50.9%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 73.8% more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.64 THB593.02	$7.04 UAH295.55	-62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.93 THB6,901.82	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	+190.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.26 THB5,194.25	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	+131.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.81 THB1,902.85	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	+35.4%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 37.5% more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$186.08 THB5,920.34	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	+100.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,544.43 THB335,486.20	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	-25.6%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB59.20	$1.08 UAH45.48	-41.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 THB67.10	$1.64 UAH68.70	-22.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 THB93.74	$2.89 UAH121.28	-1.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.08 THB1,561.49	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	-21.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 THB157.88	$4.81 UAH202.13	-3.0%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 85.8% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.19 THB960.41	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	+127.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.85 THB631.50	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	+80.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.63 THB2,565.48	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	+20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.86 THB1,618.23	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	+115.4%
Average			+85.8%

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