Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 28.1% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 54.9% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 24.2% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 6.9% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 50.2% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 33.8% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 34.6% less in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 54.9% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$2.97 THB99.74	-74.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB597.71	$6.98 THB234.40	-0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB137.76	$0.65 THB21.84	-59.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB71.18	$0.35 THB11.83	-57.8%
Average			-54.9%

Moscow vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB86.67	$1.48 THB49.62	+45.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB607.83	$8.63 THB289.68	+20.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB392.86	$7.27 THB244.13	+57.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB158.76	$2.56 THB86.12	+37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB254.08	$1.63 THB54.78	-45.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB79.37	$1.77 THB59.40	+89.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB69.29	$0.81 THB27.08	-0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB76.80	$1.24 THB41.73	+37.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB152.11	$0.87 THB29.36	-51.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB34.61	$0.78 THB26.24	+92.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB27.55	$0.69 THB23.22	+113.8%
Average			+24.2%

Moscow vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.9% more for transportation

	Moscow	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB282.00	$5.32 THB178.55	+60.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,461.72	$34.98 THB1,174.47	-13.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$31,193.83 THB1M	-19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB856.71	$10.55 THB354.09	+4.8%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 50.2% less for housing

	Moscow	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB841.41	$17.88 THB600.15	+80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB124K	$675.80 THB22,689.17	-53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB68,502.01	$346.10 THB11,620.04	-57.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB12,164.72	$82.03 THB2,753.97	-42.6%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 33.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB68,893.70	$568.31 THB19,080.44	-29.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$16,500.59 THB554K	-37.5%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB398.47	$2.67 THB89.77	-42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB315.01	$2.79 THB93.81	-24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB293.87	$4.60 THB154.60	+33.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,577.71	$58.43 THB1,961.61	+39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB796.94	$7.58 THB254.34	-19.0%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 34.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB9,236.82	$70.75 THB2,375.38	-34.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,319.60	$42.94 THB1,441.62	-31.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,373.98	$97.05 THB3,258.27	-33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB15,345.00	$109.92 THB3,690.49	-39.0%
Average			-34.6%

Moscow vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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