Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 19.2% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB942.02
|
$2.77
THB92.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB467.36
|
$5.55
THB184.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB104.90
|
$0.58
THB19.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB56.94
|
$0.31
THB10.45
|
|
pay 81.2% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB60.01
|
$1.62
THB53.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB447.87
|
$9.67
THB321.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB343.62
|
$6.60
THB219.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB165.35
|
$2.22
THB73.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB207.39
|
$1.30
THB43.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB60.45
|
$1.37
THB45.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB65.11
|
$0.70
THB23.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB75.31
|
$1.02
THB33.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB147.87
|
$0.78
THB25.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.04
|
$0.69
THB23.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.27
|
$0.61
THB20.42
|
|
pay 61.4% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB219.75
|
$4.25
THB141.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,835.30
|
$36.06
THB1,199.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,115,716.40
|
$51,319.04
THB1,706,600.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB540.06
|
$10.52
THB349.77
|
|
pay 12.6% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB572.15
|
$15.07
THB501.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB83,715.21
|
$608.65
THB20,240.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB50,513.07
|
$287.69
THB9,567.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,595.48
|
$70.06
THB2,329.74
|
|
pay 16.8% more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB45,971.46
|
$614.94
THB20,449.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,096,842.74
|
$12,311.97
THB409,431.05
|
|
pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB311.57
|
$2.08
THB69.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB250.07
|
$2.37
THB78.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB238.87
|
$4.16
THB138.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,126.16
|
$57.72
THB1,919.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB519.29
|
$6.94
THB230.62
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,368.47
|
$53.87
THB1,791.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,416.79
|
$39.30
THB1,306.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,198.40
|
$101.75
THB3,383.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,835.95
|
$92.54
THB3,077.38
|
|
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