Moscow vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Moscow	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2731	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$612	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$1215	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$742
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	96	7
😀 Quality of life	74	53
🏙️ Population	13M	77.6K

The cost of living in Moscow is 9% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5091st and 5798th ($1075 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Russia and Thailand, respectively. Check Russia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 1280th and 6033rd 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	$8.34	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$918	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.71	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6312	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3303	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$495	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11652	$13132

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$736
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$583
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$633
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$672
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$566
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$660
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$606
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$590
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$507
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$616
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$515
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$498
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$623
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$471
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$450
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$461
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$551
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$639
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$480
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$508
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$457
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$419
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$298
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$447
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$415
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$467
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$376
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$514
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$469
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$449
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$451
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$541

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892