Cost of living comparison

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Moscow vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 4.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants
pay 85.8% more in Moscow
Groceries
pay 30.9% less in Moscow
Transportation
pay 41.5% less in Moscow
Housing
pay 32.9% more in Moscow
Childcare
pay 23.7% less in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.6% less in Moscow
Clothing
pay 22.8% more in Moscow

The cost of restaurants, housing, and clothing in Moscow are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including transportation, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Moscow. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Bangkok, you would:

pay 85.8% more for restaurants

 
Bangkok
Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.91
THB98.77
$9.19
RUB890.36
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.83
THB197.54
$5.10
RUB494.64
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.62
THB20.88
$1.07
RUB103.91

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pay 30.9% less for groceries

 
Bangkok
Moscow
Bread
1 loaf
$1.52
THB51.61
$0.62
RUB59.96
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.74
THB398.07
$4.41
RUB427.00
Milk (1 gallon) $7.32
THB248.16
$3.57
RUB345.67

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pay 41.5% less for transportation

 
Bangkok
Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.47
THB151.41
$2.22
RUB214.97
Monthly public transit pass $39.32
THB1,333.41
$28.58
RUB2,770.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $55,345.18
THB1,876,645.99
$30,621.85
RUB2,967,859.42

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pay 32.9% more for housing

 
Bangkok
Moscow
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$15.36
THB520.83
$6.38
RUB618.19
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $571.31
THB19,371.83
$960.52
RUB93,093.29
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $301.88
THB10,236.25
$583.26
RUB56,529.64

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pay 23.7% less for childcare

 
Bangkok
Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $632.63
THB21,451.35
$466.53
RUB45,216.21
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,191.37
THB447,293.25
$10,413.52
RUB1,009,274.85

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pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bangkok
Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.33
THB79.02
$3.06
RUB296.79
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.58
THB87.61
$2.52
RUB244.67
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.20
THB142.48
$2.45
RUB237.43

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pay 22.8% more for clothing

 
Bangkok
Moscow
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.27
THB1,874.04
$81.16
RUB7,865.55
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.84
THB1,181.32
$42.31
RUB4,100.47
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.10
THB3,292.33
$108.95
RUB10,559.64

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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