Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Russia

Saint Petersburg vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 4.2% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 30.1% less in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 6.5% less in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 14.4% more in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 0.5% more in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% less in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 23.9% more in Saint Petersburg

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

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Saint Petersburg vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Petersburg instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.72	$11.46 RUB920.56	+285.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.34	$6.43 RUB516.64	-7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$1.49 RUB119.77	+129.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$0.69 RUB55.04	+94.5%
Average			+107.2%

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pay 30.1% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.61	$0.93 RUB74.68	-37.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.61	$6.02 RUB483.39	-30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.07	$4.17 RUB334.98	-42.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.09	$1.64 RUB131.74	-36.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.77	$2.85 RUB228.70	+74.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.39	$0.77 RUB61.57	-56.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.07	$0.73 RUB58.34	-9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.72	$0.75 RUB60.41	-39.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.35	$1.38 RUB111.15	+58.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.23	$0.36 RUB28.81	-54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.28 RUB22.51	-59.5%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 6.5% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.50	$3.25 RUB261.31	-38.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.17	$52.51 RUB4,216.72	+50.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$35,093.40 RUB3M	+12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.00	$7.60 RUB610.57	-27.9%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 14.4% more for housing

	Bangkok	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.00	$8.55 RUB686.90	-52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,683.32	$730.46 RUB58,656.88	+8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,617.04	$437.21 RUB35,108.02	+26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.26	$112.08 RUB9,000.21	+36.6%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 0.5% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,075.51	$549.43 RUB44,119.79	-3.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$17,234.08 RUB1M	+4.4%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.75	$2.63 RUB211.35	-1.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.79	$3.03 RUB243.12	+8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.56	$2.92 RUB234.84	-36.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.10	$39.61 RUB3,180.84	-32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.28	$7.02 RUB563.61	-7.4%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 23.9% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,374.76	$92.36 RUB7,416.56	+30.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.24	$50.79 RUB4,078.74	+18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,257.43	$134.52 RUB10,802.47	+38.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,689.53	$121.11 RUB9,724.98	+10.2%
Average			+23.9%

Bangkok vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of clothing

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