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Thailand vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 11.0% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 37.1% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 23.1% more in Thailand
Transportation: pay 28.3% more in Thailand
Housing: pay 9.4% less in Thailand
Childcare: pay 33.8% less in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% less in Thailand
Clothing: pay 42.8% less in Thailand

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

Thailand vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.1% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB963.00	$2.67 THB84.17	-77.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB481.50	$6.99 THB220.32	+17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB111.56	$0.73 THB23.14	-46.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.35	$0.36 THB11.34	-41.2%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 23.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB68.28	$1.41 THB44.37	+66.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB505.97	$7.88 THB248.32	+25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB372.84	$7.17 THB225.72	+55.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB135.77	$2.07 THB65.21	+23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB198.76	$1.41 THB44.48	-42.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.30	$1.33 THB41.84	+64.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB70.21	$0.59 THB18.67	-31.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.77	$0.90 THB28.29	-0.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB132.32	$0.75 THB23.73	-54.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.44	$0.71 THB22.43	+66.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.32	$0.62 THB19.43	+82.2%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 28.3% more for transportation

	Moscow	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB229.05	$4.83 THB152.21	+70.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,956.42	$28.12 THB885.78	-23.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,985,314.80	$30,471.21 THB959,841.01	-17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB462.24	$10.53 THB331.67	+83.8%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 9.4% less for housing

	Moscow	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB630.73	$18.52 THB583.44	+137.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB101,115.50	$414.60 THB13,059.95	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,233.12	$266.86 THB8,406.05	-62.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,924.61	$60.46 THB1,904.49	-45.3%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 33.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,965.26	$359.13 THB11,312.55	-45.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,152,813.01	$11,104.31 THB349,785.03	-22.3%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB337.05	$2.15 THB67.86	-48.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB254.72	$1.97 THB62.08	-37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB240.75	$4.31 THB135.90	+44.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,597.33	$53.45 THB1,683.79	+19.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB529.65	$6.32 THB198.99	-3.8%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 42.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,137.39	$37.08 THB1,168.03	-51.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,852.02	$29.48 THB928.61	-38.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,921.23	$91.15 THB2,871.22	-25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,652.81	$69.13 THB2,177.45	-55.9%
Average			-42.8%

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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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