Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Russia

Moscow vs. Khon Kaen Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 94.8% more expensive than Khon Kaen.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 0.9% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 24.6% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.7% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Moscow

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

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Moscow vs. Khon Kaen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Khon Kaen, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Khon Kaen	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$11.70 RUB939.71	+293.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.94 THB199.85	$7.02 RUB563.82	+18.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 THB20.49	$1.62 RUB129.95	+165.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 THB9.49	$0.84 RUB67.15	+196.2%
Average			+141.4%

Khon Kaen vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.9% less for groceries

	Khon Kaen	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.02 RUB81.75
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$7.14 RUB573.37
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$4.61 RUB370.58
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.50 THB83.94	$1.86 RUB149.76	-25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.98 RUB239.67
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.93 RUB74.87
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 THB13.60	$0.81 RUB65.37	+101.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.66	$0.90 RUB72.45	+33.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.79 RUB143.49
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.41 RUB32.65
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.66	$0.32 RUB25.99	-52.0%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 24.6% less for transportation

	Khon Kaen	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 THB167.37	$3.31 RUB266.01	-33.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.65 RUB3,265.48
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,562.62 THB1M	$38,895.19 RUB3M	-12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.06 RUB808.15
Average			-24.6%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Khon Kaen	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.71 THB999.27	$9.88 RUB793.71	-66.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$277.28 THB9,326.52	$1,454.91 RUB117K	+424.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$158.44 THB5,329.44	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	+407.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.41 THB2,435.72	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	+97.3%
Average			+289.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Khon Kaen	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$809.00 RUB64,988.02
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,912.52 THB300K	$26,421.03 RUB2M	+196.4%
Average			+196.4%

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pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Khon Kaen	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 THB59.46	$4.68 RUB375.88	+164.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 THB49.96	$3.70 RUB297.16	+149.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.45 RUB277.21
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.42 THB1,998.54	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	-29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 THB199.85	$9.36 RUB751.76	+57.5%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Khon Kaen	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.71 THB999.27	$108.46 RUB8,713.17	+265.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.65 THB1,199.12	$62.47 RUB5,018.03	+75.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.27 THB2,498.17	$145.30 RUB11,672.48	+95.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.13 THB2,997.81	$180.19 RUB14,475.07	+102.2%
Average			+124.3%

Khon Kaen vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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