Bangkok vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$3752
🏠 One person rent	$465	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$1694
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$1020
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	89	96
😀 Quality of life	73	72
🏙️ Population	5.68M	13.3M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 35% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5467th and 3728th ($1027 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Russia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 2647th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Moscow

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	Bangkok	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$17546

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791