Cost of living comparison
Russia is 4.3% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Russia instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 57.5% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB74.78
|
$6.85
RUB652.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB183.16
|
$4.21
RUB400.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB20.87
|
$0.84
RUB80.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.57
|
$0.41
RUB38.72
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB45.58
|
$0.49
RUB46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB263.98
|
$3.93
RUB374.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB198.64
|
$3.21
RUB305.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB63.61
|
$1.21
RUB115.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB35.56
|
$1.72
RUB164.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB39.44
|
$0.56
RUB53.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.00
|
$0.56
RUB53.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.17
|
$0.75
RUB71.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB20.96
|
$0.90
RUB85.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.22
|
$0.22
RUB20.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.07
|
$0.22
RUB20.81
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB140.61
|
$2.21
RUB210.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB732.29
|
$19.07
RUB1,814.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB814,426.89
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,747,559.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB305.90
|
$4.42
RUB420.84
|
|
pay 8.7% less for housing
Thailand
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB524.02
|
$6.26
RUB596.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,019.30
|
$317.16
RUB30,184.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB6,930.63
|
$217.57
RUB20,705.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,600.45
|
$68.11
RUB6,482.50
|
|
pay 40.9% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB10,902.37
|
$212.06
RUB20,181.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB342,726.93
|
$5,562.55
RUB529,390.36
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB62.05
|
$1.50
RUB142.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB59.98
|
$1.72
RUB163.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB116.49
|
$2.19
RUB208.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,545.95
|
$29.01
RUB2,760.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB180.59
|
$4.18
RUB397.81
|
|
pay 34.3% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,131.62
|
$58.04
RUB5,523.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB884.45
|
$36.63
RUB3,486.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,516.77
|
$78.11
RUB7,433.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,053.33
|
$78.83
RUB7,502.29
|
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