Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Russia

Moscow vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 39.0% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 19.5% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 6.5% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 51.0% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 53.0% more in Moscow

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

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Moscow vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.74	$11.70 RUB996.18	+293.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.40	$7.02 RUB597.71	+0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$1.62 RUB137.76	+148.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$0.84 RUB71.18	+137.2%
Average			+121.7%

Bangkok vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.62	$1.02 RUB86.67	-31.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.68	$7.14 RUB607.83	-17.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.13	$4.61 RUB392.86	-36.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.12	$1.86 RUB158.76	-27.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.78	$2.98 RUB254.08	+82.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.40	$0.93 RUB79.37	-47.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.08	$0.81 RUB69.29	+0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.73	$0.90 RUB76.80	-27.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.36	$1.79 RUB152.11	+104.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.24	$0.41 RUB34.61	-48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.32 RUB27.55	-53.2%
Average			-19.5%

Bangkok vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.5% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.55	$3.31 RUB282.00	-37.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.47	$40.65 RUB3,461.72	+16.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$38,895.19 RUB3M	+24.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.09	$10.06 RUB856.71	-4.6%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.15	$9.88 RUB841.41	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,689.17	$1,454.91 RUB124K	+115.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,620.04	$804.40 RUB68,502.01	+132.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.97	$142.85 RUB12,164.72	+74.1%
Average			+100.9%

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pay 51.0% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,080.44	$809.00 RUB68,893.70	+42.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$26,421.03 RUB2M	+60.1%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.77	$4.68 RUB398.47	+75.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.81	$3.70 RUB315.01	+32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.60	$3.45 RUB293.87	-25.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.61	$42.01 RUB3,577.71	-28.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.34	$9.36 RUB796.94	+23.5%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 53.0% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,375.38	$108.46 RUB9,236.82	+53.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.62	$62.47 RUB5,319.60	+45.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,258.27	$145.30 RUB12,373.98	+49.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,690.49	$180.19 RUB15,345.00	+63.9%
Average			+53.0%

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