Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Thailand

Thailand vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 6.5% cheaper than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.1% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 23.2% more in Thailand
Transportation: pay 33.7% more in Thailand
Housing: pay 17.3% less in Thailand
Childcare: pay 21.7% more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% more in Thailand
Clothing: pay 38.1% less in Thailand

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

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Thailand vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.1% less for restaurants

	Russia	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.83 RUB922.10	$2.89 THB96.94	-73.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.39 RUB544.32	$6.99 THB234.58	+9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 RUB98.55	$0.75 THB25.04	-35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 RUB50.78	$0.37 THB12.30	-38.6%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 23.2% more for groceries

	Russia	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 RUB65.31	$1.34 THB44.84	+74.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 RUB469.07	$7.95 THB266.82	+44.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.39 RUB373.62	$7.12 THB238.93	+62.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 RUB133.76	$2.06 THB69.19	+31.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 RUB208.09	$1.37 THB45.94	-44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 RUB71.53	$1.35 THB45.40	+61.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB68.33	$0.57 THB19.17	-28.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB69.28	$0.93 THB31.35	+14.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.33 RUB112.90	$0.82 THB27.63	-37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RUB30.07	$0.72 THB24.23	+104.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB24.24	$0.57 THB19.05	+99.3%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 33.7% more for transportation

	Russia	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.08 RUB262.56	$5.07 THB170.06	+64.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.17 RUB2,058.68	$32.87 THB1,103.68	+36.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,081.81 RUB3M	$29,201.01 THB980K	-9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.45 RUB464.05	$10.77 THB361.74	+97.7%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 17.3% less for housing

	Russia	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.47 RUB721.45	$19.17 THB643.63	+126.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.53 RUB42,284.26	$407.64 THB13,686.22	-17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$335.29 RUB28,553.24	$268.13 THB9,002.19	-20.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.30 RUB7,859.90	$60.86 THB2,043.38	-34.1%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 21.7% more for childcare

	Russia	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$402.75 RUB34,297.77	$515.68 THB17,313.53	+28.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,958.40 RUB848K	$11,528.28 THB387K	+15.8%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 RUB175.30	$2.10 THB70.51	+2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 RUB232.62	$2.00 THB67.08	-26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.85 RUB242.83	$4.15 THB139.35	+45.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.43 RUB3,187.46	$50.07 THB1,680.98	+33.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.26 RUB533.00	$6.05 THB203.17	-3.3%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 38.1% less for clothing

	Russia	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.60 RUB7,119.20	$44.30 THB1,487.41	-47.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.20 RUB4,700.70	$32.84 THB1,102.71	-40.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.97 RUB10,727.38	$83.65 THB2,808.40	-33.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.42 RUB9,488.62	$77.91 THB2,615.60	-30.1%
Average			-38.1%

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