Cost of living comparison
Chiang Rai is 6.7% cheaper than Moscow.
- Restaurants
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pay 39.6% less in Chiang Rai
- Groceries
-
pay 42.7% more in Chiang Rai
- Transportation
-
pay 35.5% more in Chiang Rai
- Housing
-
pay 24.0% less in Chiang Rai
- Childcare
-
pay 15.6% less in Chiang Rai
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 13.7% less in Chiang Rai
- Clothing
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pay 32.0% less in Chiang Rai
The cost of groceries and transportation in Chiang Rai are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chiang Rai.
If you lived in Chiang Rai instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Chiang Rai
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB941.58
|
$1.60
THB55.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB523.10
|
$5.83
THB200.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB109.89
|
$0.51
THB17.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB49.73
|
$0.30
THB10.42
|
|
pay 42.7% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Chiang Rai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB63.40
|
$1.47
THB50.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB451.57
|
$7.16
THB246.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB365.56
|
$5.98
THB205.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB155.73
|
$1.84
THB63.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB203.49
|
$1.25
THB42.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB69.41
|
$1.11
THB38.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB68.40
|
$0.44
THB15.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB73.33
|
$0.57
THB19.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB115.14
|
$0.40
THB13.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.54
|
$0.60
THB20.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.44
|
$0.48
THB16.66
|
|
pay 35.5% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Chiang Rai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB227.34
|
$4.46
THB153.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,929.37
|
$21.85
THB751.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,138,606.09
|
$19,225.17
THB661,160.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB596.34
|
$11.72
THB403.21
|
|
pay 24.0% less for housing
Moscow
|
Chiang Rai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB653.76
|
$14.07
THB484.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB98,449.13
|
$213.61
THB7,346.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB59,781.90
|
$120.16
THB4,132.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,882.22
|
$35.22
THB1,211.32
|
|
pay 15.6% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Chiang Rai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB47,817.59
|
$461.21
THB15,861.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,067,340.38
|
$7,282.26
THB250,439.67
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Chiang Rai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB313.86
|
$1.89
THB65.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB258.74
|
$1.49
THB51.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB251.09
|
$3.50
THB120.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,314.57
|
$28.40
THB976.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB523.10
|
$4.08
THB140.25
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Chiang Rai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,318.07
|
$55.83
THB1,920.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,336.37
|
$30.29
THB1,041.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,167.16
|
$74.76
THB2,571.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,451.48
|
$64.08
THB2,203.87
|
|
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