Russia vs Thailand - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Thailand
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2488
$2288
🏠 One person rent
$532
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$673
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$932
$620
💸 GDP per capita
$14889
$7347
😃 Human freedom index
4.86
6.79
❤️ Life expectancy
73.3
76.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
33
🌐 English speaking %
3.7%
27.2%
🎓 Higher education
85
78
😀 Quality of life
49
57
🏙️ Population
144M
71.7M

The average cost of living in Russia ($1027) is 16% more expensive than in Thailand ($882). Russia ranked 98th vs 117th 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 0.9 months in Russia compared to 0.7 months in Thailand. Ranked 103rd and 77th 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
$10.5
$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.1
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.66
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$655
$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1305
$1698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$672
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.4
$55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$84.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.24
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.23%
5.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4391
$4955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2478
$2717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.1
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.27
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$4.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$57.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.22
$7.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12853
$15039

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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
$1678
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1139
5.65M
Yekaterinburg
$1163
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$935
1.64M
Kazan
$981
1.33M
Samara
$845
1.15M
Omsk
$819
1.1M
Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1.2M
Rostov-on-Don
$891
1.14M
Krasnodar
$973
1.15M
Perm
$791
1.03M
Ufa
$913
1.14M
Voronezh
$766
1.04M
Krasnoyarsk
$954
1.09M
Chelyabinsk
$786
1.18M
Tyumen
$1024
872K
Ryazan
$771
519K
Izhevsk
$708
616K
Saratov
$895
838K
Balashikha
$1055
544K
Khabarovsk
$976
616K
Makhachkala
$676
663K
Vladivostok
$947
592K
Yaroslavl
$781
564K
Tomsk
$630
545K
Irkutsk
$778
606K
Volgograd
$685
1.01M
Tula
$974
457K
Kemerovo
$754
543K
Ulyanovsk
$705
613K

In Thailand

City Cost of living Population
Bangkok
$996
5.68M
Chiang Mai
$750
1.2M
Nonthaburi
$761
256K
Pak Kret
$762
190K
Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
134K
Udon Thani
$564
130K
Surat Thani
$582
131K
Hat Yai
$588
159K
Klaeng
$724
130K
Khon Kaen
$590
116K
Chaophraya Surasak
$784
133K
Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
106K
Pattaya
$839
120K
Rangsit
$616
79.3K
Nakhon Pathom
$603
78.8K
Tha Khlong
$671
72.8K
Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
76.7K
Lat Luang
$794
73.9K
Chiang Rai
$581
70.6K
Nakhon Sawan
$707
86.4K
Ko Samui
$735
69K
Phuket
$1010
77.6K
Laem Chabang
$799
77.8K
Phitsanulok
$554
70.9K
Nong Prue
$809
70.6K
Ubon Ratchathani
$543
79K
Hua Hin
$787
59.4K
Krabi
$836
30.5K
Ko Lanta
$806
33.4K
Ao Nang
$784
14K