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Russia vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 5.5% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.6% more in Russia
Groceries: pay 12.0% less in Russia
Transportation: pay 29.1% less in Russia
Housing: pay 1.2% less in Russia
Childcare: pay 23.1% less in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% less in Russia
Clothing: pay 42.7% more in Russia

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

Russia vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Russia instead of Thailand, you would:

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pay 81.6% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB85.43	$9.65 RUB750.26	+261.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB223.63	$5.53 RUB429.86	-20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB23.49	$1.06 RUB82.04	+43.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$0.51 RUB39.84	+42.4%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 12.0% less for groceries

	Thailand	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB45.03	$0.63 RUB48.99	-55.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB252.05	$5.02 RUB390.35	-36.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB229.11	$4.22 RUB328.07	-41.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB66.18	$1.60 RUB124.25	-22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB45.15	$2.20 RUB171.01	+55.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB42.47	$0.79 RUB61.35	-40.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB18.95	$0.80 RUB62.32	+35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.72	$0.93 RUB72.28	+3.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB24.08	$1.25 RUB97.49	+66.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB22.77	$0.38 RUB29.48	-46.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB19.72	$0.30 RUB23.55	-50.9%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 29.1% less for transportation

	Thailand	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB154.50	$2.69 RUB209.35	-44.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB899.09	$21.72 RUB1,688.04	-22.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB974,258.89	$31,562.55 RUB2,452,945.27	+3.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB336.66	$4.94 RUB384.30	-53.0%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 1.2% less for housing

	Thailand	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB592.20	$7.57 RUB588.25	-59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,256.12	$433.96 RUB33,726.17	+4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,532.32	$300.84 RUB23,380.59	+12.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,933.10	$82.77 RUB6,432.37	+36.9%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 23.1% less for childcare

	Thailand	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,482.48	$300.70 RUB23,369.39	-16.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB355,039.19	$7,780.29 RUB604,660.71	-29.9%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB68.88	$1.70 RUB132.06	-21.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB63.01	$2.17 RUB168.48	+10.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB137.94	$2.68 RUB208.50	-37.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,709.08	$35.84 RUB2,785.59	-32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB201.98	$5.13 RUB398.32	-18.9%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 42.7% more for clothing

	Thailand	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,185.58	$62.56 RUB4,861.67	+68.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB942.56	$43.72 RUB3,398.03	+48.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB2,914.34	$102.93 RUB7,999.61	+12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,210.16	$97.34 RUB7,564.61	+40.8%
Average			+42.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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