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Thailand

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Ukraine

Kiev vs. Phuket Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 13.7% cheaper than Phuket.

Restaurants: pay 46.5% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 28.6% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 13.5% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 19.7% less in Kiev
Childcare: pay 1.3% less in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.9% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 22.4% more in Kiev

The cost of restaurants and clothing in Kiev are more expensive than in Phuket. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Kiev.

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Kiev vs. Phuket Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kiev instead of Phuket, you would:

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pay 46.5% more for restaurants

	Phuket	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.46 THB148.24	$11.14 UAH500.55	+150.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.62 THB286.59	$7.80 UAH350.38	-9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.54	$0.80 UAH35.91	-12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$0.57 UAH25.60	+19.5%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 28.6% less for groceries

	Phuket	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 THB47.33	$0.88 UAH39.33	-38.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$5.12 UAH230.15	-47.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.39 THB212.60	$5.04 UAH226.38	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$2.02 UAH90.80	-5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 THB50.73	$2.41 UAH108.20	+58.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$0.55 UAH24.86	-58.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 THB24.92	$0.71 UAH31.93	-5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$0.84 UAH37.91	-17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 THB31.62	$1.27 UAH56.96	+33.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.39	$0.28 UAH12.73	-57.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$0.21 UAH9.54	-65.2%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 13.5% less for transportation

	Phuket	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52 THB183.69	$6.69 UAH300.55	+21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.39 THB744.96	$11.14 UAH500.55	-50.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,737.57 THB889K	$29,407.28 UAH1M	+10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$5.79 UAH260.28	-48.7%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 19.7% less for housing

	Phuket	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$6.61 UAH297.04	-61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$726.87 THB24,179.29	$632.91 UAH28,431.03	-12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.45 THB15,416.77	$343.71 UAH15,439.93	-25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.96 THB2,493.60	$76.57 UAH3,439.65	+2.1%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 1.3% less for childcare

	Phuket	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$555.38 THB18,474.87	$411.05 UAH18,464.59	-26.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,455.56 THB381K	$15,064.36 UAH677K	+31.5%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Phuket	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 THB84.00	$1.34 UAH60.07	-47.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 THB92.02	$1.70 UAH76.44	-38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 THB143.89	$3.45 UAH155.17	-20.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.26 THB1,738.47	$36.41 UAH1,635.74	-30.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$5.57 UAH250.27	-26.5%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 22.4% more for clothing

	Phuket	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.94 THB2,093.63	$74.25 UAH3,335.45	+18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$39.74 UAH1,785.28	+38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$96.27 UAH4,324.72	+0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$120.00 UAH5,390.50	+36.6%
Average			+22.4%

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