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Moscow vs. Phuket Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 14.8% more expensive than Phuket.

Restaurants: pay 53.8% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 18.4% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 0.2% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 24.4% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 1.9% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 37.8% more in Moscow

The cost of restaurants, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation in Moscow are more expensive than in Phuket.

Moscow vs. Phuket Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.8% more for restaurants

	Phuket	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.20 THB197.34	$11.93 RUB911.35	+92.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 THB286.15	$5.97 RUB455.67	-33.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 THB22.64	$1.38 RUB105.57	+94.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB11.99	$0.61 RUB46.71	+62.3%
Average			+53.8%

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pay 18.4% less for groceries

	Phuket	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.82 THB57.79	$0.85 RUB64.62	-53.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53 THB271.44	$6.27 RUB478.82	-26.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.15 THB259.16	$4.62 RUB352.84	-43.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.52	$1.68 RUB128.49	-26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 THB58.58	$2.46 RUB188.10	+33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB48.04	$0.81 RUB61.80	-46.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.66	$0.87 RUB66.45	-3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 THB34.46	$0.90 RUB68.87	-16.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 THB31.18	$1.64 RUB125.22	+67.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.11	$0.43 RUB32.60	-41.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB20.07	$0.34 RUB25.86	-46.3%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 0.2% more for transportation

	Phuket	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 THB160.21	$2.84 RUB216.76	-43.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.45 THB745.94	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	+56.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,911.74 THB888,051.71	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	+32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 THB327.59	$5.73 RUB437.45	-44.4%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 24.4% more for housing

	Phuket	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.53 THB621.46	$7.82 RUB596.90	-60.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.31 THB20,531.45	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	+94.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.32 THB15,568.31	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	+44.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.36 THB2,970.28	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	+18.5%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 1.9% more for childcare

	Phuket	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.36 THB19,833.15	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	+5.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,508.83 THB461,619.12	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	-1.5%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Phuket	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB69.07	$4.18 RUB318.97	+92.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 THB96.31	$3.16 RUB241.06	+4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 THB138.14	$2.98 RUB227.84	-31.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.81 THB1,839.25	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	-22.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.68 THB276.28	$6.56 RUB501.24	-24.4%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 37.8% more for clothing

	Phuket	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 THB2,114.41	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	+14.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.92 THB952.02	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	+59.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.41 THB3,735.46	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	+4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.82 THB2,889.69	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	+72.6%
Average			+37.8%

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