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Moscow vs. Cha-am Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 81.2% more expensive than Cha-am.

Restaurants: pay 97.7% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 0.9% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 2.1% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 99.5% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.3% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Cha-am Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Cha-am, you would:

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pay 97.7% more for restaurants

	Cha-am	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB95.86	$11.93 RUB919.89	+284.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 THB272.72	$5.97 RUB459.95	-32.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 THB21.66	$1.38 RUB106.56	+97.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 THB13.42	$0.61 RUB47.14	+40.9%
Average			+97.7%

Cha-am vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.9% less for groceries

	Cha-am	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 THB49.13	$0.85 RUB65.23	-46.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.20 THB191.72	$6.27 RUB483.31	+1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.89 THB212.93	$4.62 RUB356.14	-32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 THB58.09	$1.68 RUB129.69	-10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 THB45.43	$2.46 RUB189.86	+67.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 THB43.48	$0.81 RUB62.38	-42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 THB19.37	$0.87 RUB67.07	+38.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 THB26.81	$0.90 RUB69.51	+4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 THB23.35	$1.64 RUB126.39	+117.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 THB24.35	$0.43 RUB32.90	-45.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 THB26.09	$0.34 RUB26.10	-59.9%
Average			-0.9%

Cha-am vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1% less for transportation

	Cha-am	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.97 THB153.61	$2.84 RUB218.79	-42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$36.64 RUB2,824.07
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,703.74 THB671K	$36,994.59 RUB3M	+70.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.68 THB268.41	$5.73 RUB441.55	-34.0%
Average			-2.1%

Cha-am vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 99.5% more for housing

	Cha-am	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.06 THB681.94	$7.82 RUB602.49	-64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$387.57 THB11,982.61	$1,253.04 RUB96,588.66	+223.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.05 THB8,627.48	$709.24 RUB54,670.85	+154.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.79 THB1,848.63	$110.60 RUB8,525.07	+85.0%
Average			+99.5%

Cha-am vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Cha-am	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.52 THB4,313.74	$656.36 RUB50,594.06	+370.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,541.82 THB326K	$14,285.88 RUB1M	+35.5%
Average			+202.9%

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pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cha-am	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB71.90	$4.18 RUB321.96	+79.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 THB63.68	$3.16 RUB243.32	+53.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 THB143.79	$2.98 RUB229.97	-35.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.80 THB766.89	$44.58 RUB3,436.28	+79.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.75 THB239.65	$6.56 RUB505.94	-15.3%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Cha-am	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.18 THB933.05	$76.06 RUB5,862.63	+152.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.84 THB613.51	$47.73 RUB3,679.57	+140.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.71 THB2,588.24	$122.95 RUB9,477.07	+46.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.61 THB1,533.77	$156.80 RUB12,086.36	+216.1%
Average			+138.9%

Cha-am vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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