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Surat Thani vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Surat Thani is 11.0% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 54.8% less in Surat Thani
Groceries: pay 27.8% more in Surat Thani
Transportation: pay 12.1% more in Surat Thani
Housing: pay 13.9% less in Surat Thani
Childcare: pay 1.7% less in Surat Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% less in Surat Thani
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in Surat Thani

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

Surat Thani vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Surat Thani instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 54.8% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Surat Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB945.90	$1.94 THB61.57	-83.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB472.95	$4.65 THB147.78	-22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB109.58	$0.50 THB15.76	-64.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.48	$0.31 THB9.85	-49.3%
Average			-54.8%

Moscow vs. Surat Thani - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Surat Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.07	$1.26 THB40.06	+49.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB496.98	$8.53 THB271.01	+36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB366.21	$7.55 THB239.92	+63.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB133.36	$1.95 THB62.07	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB195.23	$1.84 THB58.48	-25.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.14	$1.51 THB47.96	+86.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB68.97	$0.90 THB28.61	+3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.48	$0.98 THB31.28	+9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB129.97	$0.80 THB25.32	-51.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB33.83	$0.56 THB17.87	+31.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.84	$0.63 THB20.03	+86.3%
Average			+27.8%

Moscow vs. Surat Thani - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Surat Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB224.98	$4.69 THB149.11	+65.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,903.92	$21.71 THB689.62	-40.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$27,911.74 THB887K	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB454.03	$8.50 THB269.92	+48.3%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 13.9% less for housing

	Moscow	Surat Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB619.53	$19.53 THB620.48	+149.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,319.75	$242.94 THB7,717.22	-80.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,216.70	$155.07 THB4,925.88	-78.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,766.12	$58.70 THB1,864.59	-46.9%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 1.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Surat Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,024.63	$623.36 THB19,802.05	-5.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$14,508.83 THB461K	+1.6%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Surat Thani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB331.07	$2.17 THB68.96	-48.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB250.20	$1.55 THB49.26	-50.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB236.48	$3.10 THB98.52	+4.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,533.44	$49.62 THB1,576.28	+11.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB520.25	$4.65 THB147.78	-29.1%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Surat Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,028.40	$66.46 THB2,111.09	-12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,783.61	$29.92 THB950.53	-37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,745.03	$117.41 THB3,729.60	-4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,428.11	$90.82 THB2,885.16	-42.1%
Average			-24.1%

Moscow vs. Surat Thani - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2026

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