Moscow vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$959	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$487
😷 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 81% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 3728th and 6471st ($1585 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 3206th and 6065th 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	$13.2	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$12044

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514