Moscow vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$959	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	96	8
😀 Quality of life	72	56
🏙️ Population	13.3M	77.6K

The cost of living in Moscow is 50% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 3728th and 5233rd ($1585 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 3206th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Phuket

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	Moscow	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981