Cost of living comparison
Russia is 3.6% more expensive than Chiang Mai.
If you lived in Russia instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Chiang Mai
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.48
THB53.98
|
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
THB19.54
|
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
THB10.95
|
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
Chiang Mai
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.34
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.14
THB334.01
|
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB250.66
|
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB63.97
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
THB33.91
|
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
THB40.24
|
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.69
|
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.53
|
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.69
|
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.73
|
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
THB17.75
|
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
Chiang Mai
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
THB171.42
|
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
THB863.70
|
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,150.94
THB809,719.38
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.96
THB437.25
|
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
|
pay 6.5% less for housing
Chiang Mai
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
THB733.34
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.48
THB12,811.56
|
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.34
THB8,493.06
|
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.58
THB1,593.18
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
Chiang Mai
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$467.63
THB17,094.08
|
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,269.69
THB302,295.24
|
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Chiang Mai
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
THB75.57
|
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
THB58.59
|
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
THB151.15
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.00
THB1,389.12
|
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
THB215.93
|
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
Chiang Mai
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.90
THB1,970.32
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.17
THB1,066.13
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.14
THB3,148.91
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.20
THB2,310.40
|
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
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