Chiang Mai vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$353
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$618
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$577
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
56
96
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
1.2M
13.3M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 51% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6841st and 3728th ($780 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 2nd best city to live in Thailand vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5309th and 3206th 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
$2.24
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.79%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1564
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.69
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.8
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$60
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16138
$17546

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$709
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$626
255 km or 158 mi Hpa-an
$593
258 km or 160 mi Phitsanulok
$585
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$571
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$546
308 km or 191 mi Bago
$592
317 km or 197 mi Naypyidaw
$614
353 km or 219 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
363 km or 226 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
365 km or 227 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
373 km or 232 mi Yangon
$629
392 km or 244 mi Vientiane
$1056
404 km or 251 mi Jinghong
$590
426 km or 265 mi Udon Thani
$581
466 km or 289 mi Mandalay
$550
485 km or 301 mi Khon Kaen
$621
489 km or 304 mi Pu'er
$610
503 km or 313 mi Pathein
$695
537 km or 334 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
545 km or 339 mi Monywa
$528
551 km or 342 mi Tha Khlong
$710
561 km or 349 mi Rangsit
$656
564 km or 351 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$788
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$789
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$613
584 km or 363 mi Bangkok
$1027
597 km or 371 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
597 km or 371 mi Lat Luang
$833
634 km or 394 mi Thakhek
$1038
641 km or 398 mi Sa Pa
$563
656 km or 407 mi Sittwe
$571
666 km or 414 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
667 km or 415 mi Laem Chabang
$838
681 km or 423 mi Pattaya
$874
685 km or 426 mi Nong Prue
$846
699 km or 435 mi Hua Hin
$784
704 km or 438 mi Baoshan
$615
707 km or 439 mi Vinh
$590

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$978
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$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791