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Kiev vs. Samut Prakan Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 25.6% more expensive than Samut Prakan.

Restaurants: pay 52.4% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 4.3% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 14.5% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 8.3% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 4.4% more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Kiev

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, childcare, and groceries in Kiev are more expensive than in Samut Prakan. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Kiev.

Kiev vs. Samut Prakan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kiev instead of Samut Prakan, you would:

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pay 52.4% more for restaurants

	Samut Prakan	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.16	$8.43 UAH355.43	+171.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 THB247.40	$6.02 UAH253.88	-22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 THB19.50	$0.67 UAH28.46	+10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB9.92	$0.46 UAH19.54	+49.4%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 4.3% more for groceries

	Samut Prakan	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 THB32.06	$0.78 UAH33.01	-22.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.20 THB198.32	$4.90 UAH206.64	-21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 THB174.51	$4.75 UAH200.39	-13.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 THB59.49	$2.01 UAH84.98	+8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.24 THB39.76	$2.12 UAH89.27	+70.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 THB26.99	$0.55 UAH23.32	-34.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 THB11.81	$0.72 UAH30.51	+95.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 THB25.86	$0.85 UAH35.96	+5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 THB20.24	$1.01 UAH42.65	+59.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 THB25.19	$0.37 UAH15.74	-52.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 THB15.74	$0.25 UAH10.69	-48.6%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 14.5% more for transportation

	Samut Prakan	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 THB155.18	$5.31 UAH223.88	+9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.01 THB991.58	$10.23 UAH431.59	-67.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,405.22 THB396,633.22	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,101.16	+145.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.53 THB272.69	$6.02 UAH253.88	-29.4%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 8.3% more for housing

	Samut Prakan	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.56 THB561.57	$7.04 UAH296.98	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.21 THB15,865.33	$630.45 UAH26,594.69	+27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.61 THB8,428.46	$377.83 UAH15,938.23	+43.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.89 THB2,106.84	$80.97 UAH3,415.64	+22.9%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 4.4% more for childcare

	Samut Prakan	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$387.66 THB12,394.79	$373.14 UAH15,740.46	-3.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,977.93 THB223,106.19	$7,847.15 UAH331,021.31	+12.5%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Samut Prakan	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB59.49	$1.08 UAH45.70	-41.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 THB42.97	$1.64 UAH69.03	+21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 THB148.74	$2.89 UAH121.86	-37.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.52 THB1,487.37	$38.56 UAH1,626.76	-17.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 THB198.32	$4.81 UAH203.10	-22.4%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Samut Prakan	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.44 THB525.54	$68.61 UAH2,894.21	+317.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.11 THB1,090.74	$35.80 UAH1,509.98	+4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.74 THB2,677.27	$97.02 UAH4,092.52	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.62 THB1,586.53	$109.54 UAH4,620.59	+120.7%
Average			+114.7%

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