Bangkok vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$3409
🏠 One person rent	$424	$864
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$881
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	89	96
😀 Quality of life	75	73
🏙️ Population	5.68M	13.3M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 33% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5912th and 4141st ($958 vs $1438) 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 0.7 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 1890th and 2664th 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	$3.1	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$4.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$15272

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$914
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$800
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$898
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$831
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$876
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$863
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$671
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$582
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$727
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$837
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$650
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$615
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$678
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$765
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$660
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$629
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$547
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$570
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$543
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$882
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$544
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$672
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$649
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$707
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$293
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$537
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$485
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$545
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$719
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$537
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$475
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$496
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$718
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$772