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Hat Yai vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Hat Yai is 17.4% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 37.1% less in Hat Yai
Groceries: pay 43.3% more in Hat Yai
Transportation: pay 15.4% more in Hat Yai
Housing: pay 43.4% less in Hat Yai
Childcare: pay 60.3% less in Hat Yai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% more in Hat Yai
Clothing: pay 41.7% less in Hat Yai

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

Hat Yai vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hat Yai instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 37.1% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Hat Yai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB872.40	$1.86 THB61.31	-84.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB436.20	$4.34 THB143.06	-27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB101.06	$1.20 THB39.60	-13.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB44.71	$0.47 THB15.33	-23.9%
Average			-37.1%

Moscow vs. Hat Yai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.3% more for groceries

	Moscow	Hat Yai
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB61.86	$1.27 THB41.90	+50.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB458.36	$11.47 THB378.09	+83.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB337.76	$5.87 THB193.41	+27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB122.99	$2.55 THB84.00	+51.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB180.06	$1.09 THB35.92	-55.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB59.16	$1.20 THB39.40	+47.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB63.61	$0.67 THB22.02	-23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB65.93	$0.91 THB30.13	+1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB119.87	$1.41 THB46.35	-14.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB31.20	$1.55 THB50.99	+262.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB24.75	$0.49 THB16.22	+45.4%
Average			+43.3%

Moscow vs. Hat Yai - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Hat Yai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB207.50	$5.06 THB166.88	+78.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,678.25	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$19,383.15 THB639K	-47.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB418.75	??
Average			+15.4%

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pay 43.4% less for housing

	Moscow	Hat Yai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB571.38	$9.92 THB326.99	+27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB91,601.48	$279.12 THB9,196.70	-77.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB51,848.03	$113.71 THB3,746.80	-84.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,084.89	$67.44 THB2,222.16	-39.0%
Average			-43.4%

Moscow vs. Hat Yai - Cost of housing

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pay 60.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Hat Yai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB47,981.73	$129.22 THB4,257.73	-80.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$8,528.59 THB281K	-40.3%
Average			-60.3%

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pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Hat Yai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB305.34	$1.86 THB61.31	-55.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB230.76	$2.75 THB90.69	-12.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB218.10	$4.50 THB148.17	+50.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,258.85	$49.62 THB1,634.97	+11.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB479.82	$7.60 THB250.35	+15.8%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 41.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Hat Yai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,559.92	$38.77 THB1,277.32	-49.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,489.58	$27.91 THB919.67	-41.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB8,987.74	$72.88 THB2,401.36	-40.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,462.30	$100.79 THB3,321.03	-35.7%
Average			-41.7%

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