Kyiv vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$367
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$545
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
70
7
😀 Quality of life
65
55
🏙️ Population
2.95M
77.6K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 13% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6536th and 6130th ($760 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 Phuket. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 4566th and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$13219

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743