Russia vs Thailand - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Thailand
🚶 Cost of living one person
$687
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1738
$2537
🏠 One person rent
$341
$377
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$922
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$666
$696
💸 GDP per capita
$13817
$7172
😃 Human freedom index
5.81
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
72.5
79.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
35
🌐 English speaking %
3.5%
27.2%
🎓 Higher education
85
78
😀 Quality of life
44
56
🏙️ Population
146M
66.2M

The average cost of living in Russia ($687) is 22% less expensive than in Thailand ($876). Russia ranked 143rd vs 106th for Thailand in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Russia compared to 0.8 months in Thailand. Ranked 91st and 66th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Russia vs Thailand

We calculate prices for Russia and Thailand as a population-weighted mean of 122 and 35 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Russia Thailand
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$55.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.1
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.62
$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.25%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$4556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1604
$2354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.35
$2.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.25
$7.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$13110

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Cities Comparison in Russia vs Thailand

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1075
13M
Saint Petersburg
$874
5.38M
Novosibirsk
$649
1.63M
Yekaterinburg
$701
1.47M
Kazan
$654
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1.21M
Rostov-on-Don
$627
1.14M
Krasnodar
$635
1.14M
Ufa
$567
1.13M
Samara
$589
1.16M
Krasnoyarsk
$669
1.09M
Perm
$559
1.03M
Chelyabinsk
$523
1.18M
Tyumen
$698
861K
Omsk
$406
1.11M
Voronezh
$419
1.05M
Volgograd
$523
1M
Khabarovsk
$750
616K
Irkutsk
$741
624K
Vladivostok
$758
592K
Balashikha
$633
530K
Saratov
$518
838K
Surgut
$612
396K
Penza
$514
492K
Kemerovo
$495
557K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
546K
Izhevsk
$620
621K
Yaroslavl
$533
571K
Tomsk
$519
575K
Barnaul
$619
623K

In Thailand

City Cost of living Population
Bangkok
$994
5.68M
Chiang Mai
$742
1.2M
Nonthaburi
$759
256K
Pak Kret
$739
185K
Surat Thani
$635
131K
Nakhon Pathom
$564
78.8K
Nakhon Si Thammarat
$795
106K
Klaeng
$703
130K
Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
134K
Hat Yai
$561
159K
Chaophraya Surasak
$758
133K
Udon Thani
$555
130K
Rangsit
$613
79.3K
Phuket
$985
77.6K
Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
76.7K
Ko Samui
$745
69K
Pattaya
$800
120K
Tha Khlong
$664
72.8K
Lat Luang
$787
73.9K
Khon Kaen
$608
116K
Nakhon Sawan
$674
86.4K
Laem Chabang
$769
77.8K
Hua Hin
$676
59.4K
Nong Prue
$773
70.6K
Krabi
$807
30.5K
Phitsanulok
$559
70.9K
Ko Lanta
$799
33.4K
Ubon Ratchathani
$561
79K
Chiang Rai
$513
70.6K
Ao Nang
$822
14K