Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Russia

Nizhny Novgorod vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Nizhny Novgorod is 9.2% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Nizhny Novgorod
Groceries: pay 33.8% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Transportation: pay 30.1% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Housing: pay 2.5% more in Nizhny Novgorod
Childcare: pay 53.1% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Clothing: pay 4.7% more in Nizhny Novgorod

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

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Nizhny Novgorod vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nizhny Novgorod instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Nizhny Novgorod
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$13.74 RUB1,104.15	+362.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$7.02 RUB563.82	+0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$1.69 RUB135.86	+160.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$0.71 RUB57.29	+102.4%
Average			+135.7%

Bangkok vs. Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Nizhny Novgorod
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$0.77 RUB61.75	-48.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$5.78 RUB464.29	-33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$4.35 RUB349.79	-40.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$1.55 RUB124.46	-39.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$2.10 RUB169.08	+29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$0.77 RUB61.81	-56.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$0.75 RUB60.56	-6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$0.77 RUB62.06	-37.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$1.59 RUB127.73	+81.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$0.30 RUB24.01	-61.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$0.26 RUB20.96	-62.3%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 30.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Nizhny Novgorod
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$3.08 RUB247.59	-42.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	$16.96 RUB1,362.57	-51.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$40,942.30 RUB3M	+31.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	$5.32 RUB427.57	-49.5%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 2.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Nizhny Novgorod
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$7.70 RUB618.64	-56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$594.64 RUB47,768.34	-12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$421.12 RUB33,829.38	+21.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$107.08 RUB8,602.22	+30.5%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 53.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Nizhny Novgorod
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$304.14 RUB24,432.33	-46.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$6,784.72 RUB545K	-58.9%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Nizhny Novgorod
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$1.87 RUB150.35	-30.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$3.17 RUB254.89	+13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$2.91 RUB233.99	-36.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$32.45 RUB2,606.56	-44.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$7.02 RUB563.82	-7.4%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 4.7% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Nizhny Novgorod
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$67.26 RUB5,403.30	-4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$52.64 RUB4,228.67	+22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$136.47 RUB10,963.07	+40.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$80.71 RUB6,483.78	-26.6%
Average			+4.7%

Bangkok vs. Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of clothing

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