Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Sochi Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 15.7% more expensive than Sochi.

Restaurants: pay 48.4% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 69.1% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 64.4% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 8.0% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 79.9% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.5% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 19.0% less in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Sochi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Sochi, you would:

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pay 48.4% less for restaurants

	Sochi	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$2.97 THB99.74	-74.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.67 RUB483.15	$6.98 THB234.40	+23.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 RUB102.94	$0.65 THB21.84	-46.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 RUB52.66	$0.35 THB11.83	-43.0%
Average			-48.4%

Sochi vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.1% more for groceries

	Sochi	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 RUB69.20	$1.48 THB49.62	+81.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.63 RUB394.49	$8.63 THB289.68	+86.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 RUB346.93	$7.27 THB244.13	+78.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 RUB131.05	$2.56 THB86.12	+66.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RUB186.62	$1.63 THB54.78	-25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 RUB49.03	$1.77 THB59.40	+207.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB68.68	$0.81 THB27.08
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 RUB52.98	$1.24 THB41.73	+99.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 RUB70.94	$0.87 THB29.36	+5.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 RUB26.04	$0.78 THB26.24	+155.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 RUB22.59	$0.69 THB23.22	+160.7%
Average			+69.1%

Sochi vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.4% more for transportation

	Sochi	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.07 RUB261.57	$5.32 THB178.55	+73.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.98 THB1,174.47
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,395.60 RUB2M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.09 RUB348.66	$10.55 THB354.09	+157.6%
Average			+64.4%

Sochi vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.0% less for housing

	Sochi	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.02 RUB597.71	$17.88 THB600.15	+154.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.36 RUB64,751.69	$675.80 THB22,689.17	-11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$409.42 RUB34,866.29	$346.10 THB11,620.04	-15.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.39 RUB7,782.79	$82.03 THB2,753.97	-10.2%
Average			-8.0%

Sochi vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 79.9% more for childcare

	Sochi	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$315.84 RUB26,896.86	$568.31 THB19,080.44	+79.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$16,500.59 THB554K
Average			+79.9%

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pay 79.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Sochi	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 RUB99.62	$2.67 THB89.77	+128.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.85 RUB242.64	$2.79 THB93.81	-1.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.69 RUB229.12	$4.60 THB154.60	+71.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.01 RUB3,151.66	$58.43 THB1,961.61	+57.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.72 RUB231.86	$7.58 THB254.34	+178.2%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 19.0% less for clothing

	Sochi	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.88 RUB6,973.26	$70.75 THB2,375.38	-13.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$78.96 RUB6,724.21	$42.94 THB1,441.62	-45.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.52 RUB9,837.28	$97.05 THB3,258.27	-16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 RUB8,592.05	$109.92 THB3,690.49	+8.9%
Average			-19.0%

Sochi vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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