Kyiv vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyiv	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2107	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$445	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$817	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$461
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	71	31
😀 Quality of life	64	54
🏙️ Population	2.95M	120K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 9% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6262nd and 6518th ($850 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ukraine and Thailand, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 4484th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Pattaya

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	Kyiv	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1066	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$617	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.3	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.37	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.89%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.23	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.1	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.21	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.57	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.6	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7184	$8876

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kyiv

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
129 km or 80 mi	Chernihiv	$433
134 km or 83 mi	Zhytomyr	$549
157 km or 97 mi	Cherkasy	$455
200 km or 124 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
224 km or 139 mi	Gomel	$440
250 km or 155 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
258 km or 160 mi	Kremenchuk	$444
277 km or 172 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
302 km or 188 mi	Soroca	$863
302 km or 188 mi	Rivne	$394
305 km or 189 mi	Poltava	$490
305 km or 190 mi	Sumy	$486
313 km or 195 mi	Babruysk	$438
349 km or 217 mi	Kryvyi Rih	$486
354 km or 220 mi	Balti	$876
360 km or 224 mi	Pinsk	$435
363 km or 226 mi	Orhei	$829
365 km or 227 mi	Ternopil	$462
366 km or 227 mi	Kamianske	$605
368 km or 228 mi	Dubasari	$780
368 km or 229 mi	Lutsk	$510
385 km or 239 mi	Mogilev	$474
392 km or 243 mi	Dnipro	$718
402 km or 250 mi	Chisinau	$892
402 km or 250 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
406 km or 252 mi	Tiraspol	$517
408 km or 254 mi	Bryansk	$513
409 km or 254 mi	Kharkiv	$506
409 km or 254 mi	Bender	$502
410 km or 255 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
411 km or 255 mi	Botosani	$727
412 km or 256 mi	Ungheni	$1062
420 km or 261 mi	Kursk	$490
424 km or 263 mi	Iasi	$840
430 km or 267 mi	Belgorod	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Baranavichy	$517
434 km or 269 mi	Minsk	$727
440 km or 273 mi	Suceava	$709
441 km or 274 mi	Barysaw	$570

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508