Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 47.4% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$9.92
RUB915.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$4.92
RUB454.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$1.10
RUB101.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$4.72
RUB435.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$3.62
RUB333.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$1.74
RUB160.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$2.18
RUB201.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.69
RUB63.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$0.79
RUB73.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$1.56
RUB143.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$2.31
RUB213.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$29.87
RUB2,755.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,675.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$5.69
RUB524.80
|
|
pay 76.0% more for housing
Thailand
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$6.03
RUB555.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$881.83
RUB81,349.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$532.09
RUB49,085.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$90.54
RUB8,352.59
|
|
pay 29.4% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$484.25
RUB44,672.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,849.15
|
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$3.28
RUB302.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$2.63
RUB243.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$2.52
RUB232.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$32.93
RUB3,037.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$5.47
RUB504.61
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Thailand
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$98.68
RUB9,103.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$117.96
RUB10,881.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$114.14
RUB10,529.76
|
|
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