Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 48.8% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Russia, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB679.03
|
$2.33
THB80.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB432.17
|
$6.02
THB207.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB83.22
|
$0.70
THB24.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB40.10
|
$0.38
THB13.08
|
|
pay 88.2% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB48.88
|
$1.40
THB48.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB387.54
|
$8.16
THB281.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB320.47
|
$6.68
THB230.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB126.32
|
$2.05
THB70.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB172.74
|
$1.29
THB44.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB56.50
|
$1.23
THB42.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB57.51
|
$0.52
THB17.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB74.44
|
$0.82
THB28.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB92.44
|
$0.66
THB22.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB22.57
|
$0.69
THB23.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.73
|
$0.54
THB18.46
|
|
pay 76.4% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB220.99
|
$4.47
THB153.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,842.76
|
$25.43
THB876.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,779,038.65
|
$31,362.48
THB1,080,943.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB432.90
|
$9.67
THB333.15
|
|
pay 51.6% more for housing
|
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB623.18
|
$17.13
THB590.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB31,761.32
|
$389.22
THB13,414.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,994.08
|
$225.23
THB7,762.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,773.65
|
$55.17
THB1,901.63
|
|
pay 91.8% more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB19,828.31
|
$341.66
THB11,775.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB529,316.72
|
$10,344.18
THB356,523.92
|
|
pay 52.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB148.40
|
$2.20
THB75.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB174.27
|
$1.90
THB65.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB218.81
|
$3.85
THB132.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,936.75
|
$48.79
THB1,681.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB414.45
|
$5.42
THB186.84
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,408.25
|
$38.62
THB1,331.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,538.30
|
$29.36
THB1,011.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,982.42
|
$82.78
THB2,853.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,886.95
|
$65.55
THB2,259.41
|
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