Chiang Mai vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$3409
🏠 One person rent	$315	$864
🏘️ Family rent	$547	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$85	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$881
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	56	96
😀 Quality of life	65	73
🏙️ Population	1.2M	13.3M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 49% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6954th and 4141st ($727 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5236th and 2664th 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	$2.01	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$4.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.15%	24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2210	$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1552	$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.4	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.65	$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$643	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15195	$15272

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Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$667
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$581
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$534
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$614
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1152
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$577
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$578
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$540
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$599
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$666
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$519
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$635
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$601
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$958
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$774
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1139
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$529
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$558
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$812
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$787
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$724
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$607
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$560

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