Moscow vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	96	31
😀 Quality of life	72	59
🏙️ Population	13.3M	120K

The cost of living in Moscow is 100% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 3277th and 6606th ($1678 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Russia and Thailand, respectively. Check Russia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 2774th and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Pattaya

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	Moscow	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$13971

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508