Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 33.5% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Russia, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽691.21
|
$2.08
฿73.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽418.71
|
$5.66
฿200.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽75.65
|
$0.67
฿23.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽36.58
|
$0.35
฿12.51
|
|
pay 54.0% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽47.78
|
$1.48
฿52.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽392.99
|
$7.99
฿282.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽310.39
|
$6.46
฿228.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽113.72
|
$1.75
฿61.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽159.71
|
$1.07
฿37.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽54.96
|
$1.20
฿42.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽49.89
|
$0.50
฿17.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽59.12
|
$0.79
฿28.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽91.99
|
$0.59
฿20.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽26.54
|
$0.62
฿21.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽22.59
|
$0.46
฿16.26
|
|
pay 75.6% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽211.91
|
$4.57
฿161.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,728.06
|
$24.32
฿860.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,787,933.41
|
$31,287.73
฿1,106,576.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽304.23
|
$9.68
฿342.42
|
|
pay 30.5% more for housing
|
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽585.84
|
$17.10
฿604.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽27,706.09
|
$290.79
฿10,284.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽19,139.50
|
$207.49
฿7,338.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,235.76
|
$49.43
฿1,748.21
|
|
pay 81.4% more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽19,678.26
|
$334.45
฿11,828.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽419,073.79
|
$9,908.05
฿350,425.26
|
|
pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽138.68
|
$1.90
฿67.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽154.65
|
$1.94
฿68.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽199.39
|
$3.61
฿127.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,817.11
|
$47.07
฿1,664.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽362.61
|
$5.63
฿199.20
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,611.65
|
$40.39
฿1,428.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,521.58
|
$27.03
฿955.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,065.00
|
$82.02
฿2,900.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,615.78
|
$65.30
฿2,309.38
|
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