Kyiv vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$3235
🏠 One person rent
$419
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1720
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
70
7
😀 Quality of life
64
53
🏙️ Population
2.95M
77.6K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 19% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6450th and 5798th ($795 vs $985) 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 4556th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Phuket

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Kyiv Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.94
 Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$13132

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$822
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$807
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$799
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$635
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$795
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$742
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$594
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$561
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$745
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$563
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$806
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$523
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$669
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$671
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$490
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$759
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$421
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$670
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$519
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$503
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$570
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$673
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$676
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$773
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$800
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$729
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$687
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$754
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$697
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$769
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892