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Rostov-na-donu vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Rostov-na-donu is 6.7% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Rostov-na-donu
Groceries: pay 27.2% less in Rostov-na-donu
Transportation: pay 48.3% less in Rostov-na-donu
Housing: pay 13.0% less in Rostov-na-donu
Childcare: pay 47.4% less in Rostov-na-donu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.0% less in Rostov-na-donu
Clothing: pay 17.9% more in Rostov-na-donu

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

Rostov-na-donu vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rostov-na-donu instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Rostov-na-donu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.13	$11.91 RUB925.80	+284.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB198.27	$6.36 RUB494.38	+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.31	$1.11 RUB86.25	+40.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.66	$0.63 RUB48.88	+88.7%
Average			+103.9%

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pay 27.2% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Rostov-na-donu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB46.04	$0.63 RUB49.22	-56.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB271.92	$4.81 RUB374.18	-43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB231.14	$4.23 RUB328.99	-41.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB73.03	$1.41 RUB109.71	-38.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB44.12	$2.28 RUB176.97	+65.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.86	$0.66 RUB51.09	-58.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.11	$0.82 RUB63.59	+0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.72	$0.65 RUB50.74	-36.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.27	$1.04 RUB80.84	+22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.03	$0.35 RUB27.30	-51.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.76	$0.25 RUB19.60	-61.2%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 48.3% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Rostov-na-donu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.03	$2.74 RUB212.73	-41.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,189.60	$14.29 RUB1,110.96	-61.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	$23,824.91 RUB1,851,599.48	-36.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB371.75	$5.36 RUB416.61	-53.9%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 13.0% less for housing

	Bangkok	Rostov-na-donu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB540.54	$7.89 RUB613.34	-53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,583.67	$456.08 RUB35,444.90	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,294.25	$317.67 RUB24,687.99	-1.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,196.14	$92.59 RUB7,196.16	+34.8%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 47.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Rostov-na-donu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,483.59	$281.93 RUB21,910.59	-53.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	$7,862.22 RUB611,027.83	-41.1%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Rostov-na-donu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB89.22	$1.19 RUB92.58	-57.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB81.22	$2.28 RUB177.44	-10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB140.52	$2.98 RUB231.45	-32.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,631.73	$38.52 RUB2,993.42	-24.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB257.75	$4.76 RUB370.32	-40.9%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 17.9% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Rostov-na-donu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,880.18	$56.58 RUB4,397.55	-3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,216.03	$66.71 RUB5,184.48	+75.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,332.78	$76.24 RUB5,925.12	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,924.44	$116.15 RUB9,026.55	+27.0%
Average			+17.9%

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