Chiang Mai vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$288
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.1
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
66
73
🏙️ Population
1.2M
12.5M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 35% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7120th and 5167th ($659 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Thailand and Russia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Chiang Mai ranked 2nd best city to live in Thailand vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4343rd and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Moscow

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Chiang Mai Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.74
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.6
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.5
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.1
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.4
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.38%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.36
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10951
$10868

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$577
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$462
255 km or 158 mi Hpa-an
$605
258 km or 160 mi Phitsanulok
$496
294 km or 183 mi Mawlamyine
$566
306 km or 190 mi Taunggyi
$668
308 km or 191 mi Bago
$710
317 km or 197 mi Naypyidaw
$706
353 km or 219 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
363 km or 226 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
365 km or 227 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
373 km or 232 mi Yangon
$815
392 km or 244 mi Vientiane
$1233
404 km or 251 mi Jinghong
$588
426 km or 265 mi Udon Thani
$500
466 km or 289 mi Mandalay
$715
485 km or 301 mi Khon Kaen
$532
489 km or 304 mi Pu'er
$614
503 km or 313 mi Pathein
$709
537 km or 334 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
545 km or 339 mi Monywa
$669
551 km or 342 mi Tha Khlong
$617
561 km or 349 mi Rangsit
$594
564 km or 351 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$677
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$704
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$615
584 km or 363 mi Bangkok
$902
597 km or 371 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
597 km or 371 mi Lat Luang
$716
634 km or 394 mi Thakhek
$1184
641 km or 398 mi Sa Pa
$543
656 km or 407 mi Sittwe
$656
666 km or 414 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
667 km or 415 mi Laem Chabang
$648
681 km or 423 mi Pattaya
$665
685 km or 426 mi Nong Prue
$653
699 km or 435 mi Hua Hin
$614
704 km or 438 mi Baoshan
$618
707 km or 439 mi Vinh
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517