Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 31.6% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Russia, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
$2.26
THB82.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
$5.53
THB202.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
$0.63
THB23.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
$0.35
THB12.82
|
|
pay 69.6% more for groceries
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
$7.97
THB292.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
$6.00
THB220.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
$1.92
THB70.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
$1.07
THB39.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
$1.19
THB43.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
$0.48
THB17.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
$0.79
THB28.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
$0.63
THB23.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
$0.64
THB23.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
$0.45
THB16.70
|
|
pay 50.5% more for transportation
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
$4.25
THB155.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
$22.11
THB811.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
$24,588.11
THB902,393.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
$9.24
THB338.95
|
|
pay 35.9% more for housing
Russia
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
$15.82
THB580.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
$393.06
THB14,425.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
$209.24
THB7,679.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
$48.32
THB1,773.32
|
|
pay 70.6% more for childcare
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
$329.15
THB12,079.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
$10,347.16
THB379,745.13
|
|
pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
$1.87
THB68.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
$1.81
THB66.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
$3.52
THB129.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
$46.67
THB1,712.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
$5.45
THB200.10
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
$34.16
THB1,253.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
$26.70
THB979.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
$75.98
THB2,788.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
$61.99
THB2,275.11
|
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