Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Russia

Novosibirsk vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Novosibirsk is 16.0% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 88.3% more in Novosibirsk
Groceries: pay 31.8% less in Novosibirsk
Transportation: pay 32.0% less in Novosibirsk
Housing: pay 12.0% less in Novosibirsk
Childcare: pay 48.5% less in Novosibirsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% less in Novosibirsk
Clothing: pay 5.0% more in Novosibirsk

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

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Novosibirsk vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.3% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Novosibirsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$11.11 RUB918.27	+274.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$5.85 RUB483.30	-16.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$1.10 RUB90.50	+68.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$0.58 RUB47.69	+63.8%
Average			+88.3%

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pay 31.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Novosibirsk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$0.66 RUB54.37	-55.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$5.73 RUB473.64	-33.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$4.52 RUB373.62	-37.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$1.60 RUB132.23	-37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$2.08 RUB172.09	+27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$0.84 RUB69.60	-52.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.79 RUB65.14	-2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$0.86 RUB71.40	-30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.48 RUB122.14	+69.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.37 RUB30.33	-53.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.27 RUB22.43	-60.8%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 32.0% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Novosibirsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$3.08 RUB254.81	-42.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$28.21 RUB2,331.41	-19.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$23,395.60 RUB2M	-25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$6.08 RUB502.63	-42.3%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 12.0% less for housing

	Bangkok	Novosibirsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$8.02 RUB662.81	-55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$530.30 RUB43,819.42	-21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$356.78 RUB29,481.45	+3.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$80.46 RUB6,648.82	-1.9%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 48.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Novosibirsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$292.45 RUB24,165.12	-48.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	??
Average			-48.5%

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pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Novosibirsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$1.17 RUB96.66	-56.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$2.63 RUB217.49	-5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$3.04 RUB251.32	-34.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$36.03 RUB2,977.14	-38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$7.02 RUB579.96	-7.4%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 5.0% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Novosibirsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$67.26 RUB5,557.98	-4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$45.33 RUB3,745.59	+5.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$134.52 RUB11,115.96	+38.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$95.92 RUB7,926.16	-12.7%
Average			+5.0%

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