Chiang Mai vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Chiang Mai Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1752
$2995
🏠 One person rent
$300
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.1
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$473
$1239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
49
95
😀 Quality of life
61
74
🏙️ Population
127K
12.5M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 50% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7397th and 4019th ($633 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 Chiang Mai compared to 1 months in Moscow. Chiang Mai ranked 2nd best city to live in Thailand vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5097th and 1168th 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
$1.51
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.1
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.65
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$1606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.8
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$7.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.18%
9.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1721
$7317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1037
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.7
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$7.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.23
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.4
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9087
$10113

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Distance City Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi Pai
$589
153 km or 95 mi Chiang Rai
$545
255 km or 158 mi Hpa-an
$778
258 km or 160 mi Phitsanulok
$491
294 km or 183 mi Mawlamyine
$767
306 km or 190 mi Taunggyi
$776
308 km or 191 mi Bago
$771
317 km or 197 mi Naypyidaw
$814
353 km or 219 mi Luang Prabang
$765
363 km or 226 mi Nakhon Sawan
$522
365 km or 227 mi Vang Vieng
$796
373 km or 232 mi Yangon
$945
392 km or 244 mi Vientiane
$841
404 km or 251 mi Jinghong
$668
426 km or 265 mi Udon Thani
$515
466 km or 289 mi Mandalay
$792
485 km or 301 mi Khon Kaen
$627
489 km or 304 mi Pu'er
$711
503 km or 313 mi Pathein
$761
537 km or 334 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$581
545 km or 339 mi Monywa
$804
551 km or 342 mi Tha Khlong
$597
561 km or 349 mi Rangsit
$526
564 km or 351 mi Nakhon Pathom
$449
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$588
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$655
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$708
584 km or 363 mi Bangkok
$1021
597 km or 371 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$597
597 km or 371 mi Lat Luang
$597
634 km or 394 mi Thakhek
$834
641 km or 398 mi Sa Pa
$526
656 km or 407 mi Sittwe
$757
666 km or 414 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$599
667 km or 415 mi Laem Chabang
$595
681 km or 423 mi Pattaya
$669
685 km or 426 mi Nong Prue
$596
699 km or 435 mi Hua Hin
$638
704 km or 438 mi Baoshan
$709
707 km or 439 mi Vinh
$584

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520