Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 29.2% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 89.6% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.50
|
$9.19
RUB923.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.13
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.01
|
$1.07
RUB107.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.93
|
$0.49
RUB48.75
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.68
|
$0.62
RUB62.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.12
|
$4.41
RUB442.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB227.77
|
$3.57
RUB358.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.72
|
$1.52
RUB152.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB43.97
|
$1.99
RUB199.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB41.94
|
$0.68
RUB68.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.74
|
$0.67
RUB67.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.78
|
$0.72
RUB71.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.44
|
$1.12
RUB112.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.59
|
$0.25
RUB25.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.25
|
$0.21
RUB21.02
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.22
|
$2.22
RUB222.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB866.60
|
$28.58
RUB2,871.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,068,647.41
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,076,750.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.36
|
$5.82
RUB584.58
|
|
pay 75.0% more for housing
Thailand
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB583.84
|
$6.38
RUB640.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,262.31
|
$960.52
RUB96,508.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,674.66
|
$583.26
RUB58,603.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,880.00
|
$86.66
RUB8,707.17
|
|
pay 18.6% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,641.69
|
$466.53
RUB46,875.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB352,468.27
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,046,305.24
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB74.95
|
$3.06
RUB307.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.72
|
$2.52
RUB253.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.09
|
$2.45
RUB246.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,662.53
|
$32.34
RUB3,249.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB184.71
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
|
pay 60.3% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,315.87
|
$81.16
RUB8,154.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,000.43
|
$42.31
RUB4,250.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,820.70
|
$108.95
RUB10,947.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,233.71
|
$101.97
RUB10,245.50
|
|
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