Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Russia

Moscow vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 64.1% more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 14.1% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 12.3% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 51.0% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 53.0% more in Moscow

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

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Moscow vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$11.70 RUB966.60	+293.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$7.02 RUB579.96	+0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$1.62 RUB133.67	+206.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$0.84 RUB69.07	+212.6%
Average			+132.7%

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pay 14.1% less for groceries

	Rayong	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$1.02 RUB84.09	-23.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$7.14 RUB589.78	-17.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$4.61 RUB381.19	-36.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$1.86 RUB154.04	-27.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$2.98 RUB246.54	+133.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$0.93 RUB77.02	-38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.81 RUB67.24	+0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$0.90 RUB74.52	-9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.79 RUB147.60	+104.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.41 RUB33.58	-48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.32 RUB26.73	-53.2%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 12.3% less for transportation

	Rayong	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$3.31 RUB273.63	-36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.65 RUB3,358.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$38,895.19 RUB3M	+24.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$10.06 RUB831.28	-4.6%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Rayong	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$9.88 RUB816.43	-16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$1,454.91 RUB120K	+249.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	+170.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	+319.2%
Average			+201.9%

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pay 51.0% more for childcare

	Rayong	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	+42.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$26,421.03 RUB2M	+60.1%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$4.68 RUB386.64	+162.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$3.70 RUB305.66	+126.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$3.45 RUB285.15	-25.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	-37.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$9.36 RUB773.28	+40.0%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 53.0% more for clothing

	Rayong	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	+53.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	+45.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	+49.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	+63.9%
Average			+53.0%

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