Chiang Mai vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$691
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1891
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$291
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$597
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$680
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
56
96
😀 Quality of life
64
74
🏙️ Population
1.2M
13.1M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 44% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6939th and 4359th ($691 vs $1244) 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 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4535th and 1187th 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
$1.78
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$759
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$461
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1110
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.46
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14196
$12252

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$633
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$584
255 km or 158 mi Hpa-an
$610
258 km or 160 mi Phitsanulok
$537
294 km or 183 mi Mawlamyine
$569
306 km or 190 mi Taunggyi
$660
308 km or 191 mi Bago
$650
317 km or 197 mi Naypyidaw
$701
353 km or 219 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
363 km or 226 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
365 km or 227 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
373 km or 232 mi Yangon
$705
392 km or 244 mi Vientiane
$1163
404 km or 251 mi Jinghong
$604
426 km or 265 mi Udon Thani
$543
466 km or 289 mi Mandalay
$710
485 km or 301 mi Khon Kaen
$568
489 km or 304 mi Pu'er
$625
503 km or 313 mi Pathein
$778
537 km or 334 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
545 km or 339 mi Monywa
$661
551 km or 342 mi Tha Khlong
$641
561 km or 349 mi Rangsit
$595
564 km or 351 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$715
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$717
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$628
584 km or 363 mi Bangkok
$941
597 km or 371 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
597 km or 371 mi Lat Luang
$753
634 km or 394 mi Thakhek
$1161
641 km or 398 mi Sa Pa
$553
656 km or 407 mi Sittwe
$678
666 km or 414 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
667 km or 415 mi Laem Chabang
$743
681 km or 423 mi Pattaya
$781
685 km or 426 mi Nong Prue
$752
699 km or 435 mi Hua Hin
$656
704 km or 438 mi Baoshan
$632
707 km or 439 mi Vinh
$579

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$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592