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Chiang Mai vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Mai is 7.8% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 33.9% less in Chiang Mai
Groceries: pay 19.5% more in Chiang Mai
Transportation: pay 22.9% more in Chiang Mai
Housing: pay 9.0% less in Chiang Mai
Childcare: pay 2.4% more in Chiang Mai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.7% less in Chiang Mai
Clothing: pay 39.6% less in Chiang Mai

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

Chiang Mai vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 33.9% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Chiang Mai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$2.02 THB64.12	-83.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$8.05 THB255.99	+34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$0.79 THB25.23	-42.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.34 THB10.80	-44.5%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 19.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Chiang Mai
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.58 THB50.31	+86.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$8.36 THB266.13	+33.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$6.70 THB213.16	+45.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.07 THB65.77	+22.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$1.36 THB43.31	-44.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.33 THB42.38	+64.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.53 THB16.74	-39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.79 THB25.22	-12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.74 THB23.68	-54.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.64 THB20.47	+50.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.55 THB17.42	+61.7%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 22.9% more for transportation

	Moscow	Chiang Mai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$4.83 THB153.69	+70.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$19.14 THB609.04	-47.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$22,478.88 THB715,197.55	-39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$11.94 THB379.79	+108.4%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 9.0% less for housing

	Moscow	Chiang Mai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$19.34 THB615.25	+147.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$440.41 THB14,012.16	-64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$249.32 THB7,932.45	-64.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$51.23 THB1,630.04	-53.7%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 2.4% more for childcare

	Moscow	Chiang Mai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$644.65 THB20,510.55	-1.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$15,231.38 THB484,607.99	+6.6%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Chiang Mai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.25 THB71.52	-46.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$1.90 THB60.60	-39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$4.34 THB138.11	+45.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$35.28 THB1,122.37	-20.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$5.12 THB162.77	-22.1%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 39.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Chiang Mai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$62.01 THB1,972.96	-18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$19.90 THB632.99	-58.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$93.02 THB2,959.44	-24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$67.18 THB2,137.37	-57.2%
Average			-39.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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