Moscow vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Moscow	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1438	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3409	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$864	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$881	$475
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	96	31
😀 Quality of life	73	57
🏙️ Population	13.3M	120K

The cost of living in Moscow is 77% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4141st and 6620th ($1438 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Russia and Thailand, respectively. Check Russia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 2664th and 6140th 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	$12.3	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.18	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2170	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.08	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.47%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9466	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4008	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.62	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.34	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$688	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15272	$10383

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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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498