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Chiang Rai vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Rai is 19.9% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 49.2% less in Chiang Rai
Groceries: pay 13.6% more in Chiang Rai
Transportation: pay 24.4% more in Chiang Rai
Housing: pay 31.0% less in Chiang Rai
Childcare: pay 23.8% less in Chiang Rai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.0% less in Chiang Rai
Clothing: pay 43.6% less in Chiang Rai

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

Chiang Rai vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.2% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Chiang Rai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$2.02 THB64.14	-83.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$5.58 THB177.61	-6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$0.62 THB19.73	-55.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.29 THB9.28	-52.3%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 13.6% more for groceries

	Moscow	Chiang Rai
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.58 THB50.32	+86.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$8.37 THB266.20	+33.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$6.70 THB213.21	+45.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$1.94 THB61.67	+15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$1.36 THB43.32	-44.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.18 THB37.48	+45.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.47 THB14.92	-46.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.77 THB24.62	-14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.42 THB13.43	-74.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.64 THB20.48	+50.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.52 THB16.41	+52.3%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 24.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Chiang Rai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$4.83 THB153.73	+70.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$23.26 THB740.04	-36.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$20,468.61 THB651,237.92	-44.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$11.94 THB379.89	+108.4%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 31.0% less for housing

	Moscow	Chiang Rai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$14.34 THB456.11	+83.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$268.78 THB8,551.61	-78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$259.73 THB8,263.81	-63.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$38.14 THB1,213.40	-65.5%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 23.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Chiang Rai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$644.81 THB20,515.64	-1.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$7,753.26 THB246,681.03	-45.7%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Chiang Rai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$1.86 THB59.20	-55.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$1.28 THB40.70	-59.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$3.72 THB118.41	+24.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$37.22 THB1,184.07	-16.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$3.72 THB118.41	-43.3%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 43.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Chiang Rai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$62.03 THB1,973.45	-18.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$19.90 THB633.15	-58.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$72.88 THB2,318.80	-40.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$67.19 THB2,137.90	-57.1%
Average			-43.6%

Moscow vs. Chiang Rai - Cost of clothing

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