Cost of Living Comparison Between Surgut and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Surgut and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Surgut is 13.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 9.4% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Surgut is 20.7% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 9.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Surgut
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.77 ₽780
$2.02 ฿65.3
383.66%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$38.6 ₽3,080
$18.78 ฿608
105.54%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.58 ₽445
$7.67 ฿248
-27.25%
Cappuccino
$2.3 ₽183
$1.98 ฿64.2
16.16%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.12 ₽89.5
$0.82 ฿26.64
36.59%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.52 ₽41.56
$0.33 ฿10.58
57.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.42 ₽113
$2.12 ฿68.6
-33.02%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.51 ₽200
$3.73 ฿121
-32.71%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Surgut
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.11 ₽88.9
$1.64 ฿53.2
-32.32%
White Bread (500g)
$0.66 ₽52.4
$1.57 ฿50.9
-57.96%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.38 ₽110
$1.19 ฿38.62
15.97%
Eggs
$1.8 ₽144
$1.98 ฿64.1
-9.09%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.76 ₽859
$15.99 ฿517
-32.71%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.77 ₽381
$3.12 ฿101
52.88%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.77 ₽700
$11.16 ฿361
-21.42%
Apples (1kg)
$1.8 ₽144
$2.76 ฿89.2
-34.78%
Banana (1kg)
$1.8 ₽144
$1.22 ฿39.5
47.54%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.92 ₽153
$1.71 ฿55.4
12.28%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 ₽221
$1.55 ฿50.2
78.71%
Potato (1kg)
$0.79 ₽62.7
$1.34 ฿43.21
-41.04%
Onion (1kg)
$0.68 ₽54
$1.21 ฿39.23
-43.80%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.35 ₽108
$0.72 ฿23.2
87.50%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.72 ₽57.8
$0.53 ฿17.05
35.85%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.99 ₽239
$4.72 ฿153
-36.65%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.61 ₽608
$18.39 ฿595
-58.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.01 ₽80.8
$1.79 ฿57.9
-43.58%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.85 ₽148
$3.21 ฿104
-42.37%
🚌 Getting Around
Surgut
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.49 ₽38.72
$0.94 ฿30.44
-47.87%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.9 ฿612
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.95 ₽156
$1.42 ฿46.08
37.32%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.33 ₽26.33
$1.35 ฿43.53
-75.56%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.23 ₽497
$7.85 ฿254
-20.64%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.72 ₽57.7
$1.25 ฿40.4
-42.40%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.6K ₽2.7M
$21.2K ฿684.9K
58.84%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35.8K ₽2.9M
$21.8K ฿706.8K
63.96%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Surgut
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$108 ₽8,577
$70.6 ฿2,285
52.24%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.05 ₽482
$13.72 ฿444
-55.90%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.94 ₽633
$17.56 ฿568
-54.78%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Surgut
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$35.81 ₽2,858
$41.64 ฿1,347
-14.00%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$6.9 ฿223
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.03 ₽401
$5.8 ฿188
-13.28%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Surgut
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$323 ₽25.8K
$308 ฿9,963
4.87%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,020 ₽560.1K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-52.26%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Surgut
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$70.7 ₽5,641
$55.4 ฿1,793
27.60%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.81 ₽3,575
$26.4 ฿854
69.73%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ₽9,004
$85.1 ฿2,755
32.56%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$105 ₽8,362
$71.8 ฿2,323
45.99%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Surgut
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$445 ₽35.5K
$434 ฿14K
2.59%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$304 ₽24.2K
$235 ฿7,610
29.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$764 ₽61K
$821 ฿26.6K
-6.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$498 ₽39.7K
$498 ฿16.1K
-0.04%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,018 ₽161K
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-7.45%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,395 ₽111.3K
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-9.57%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Surgut
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$865 ₽69K
$703 ฿22.8K
23.03%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
15.33
5
206.60%

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Last update for Surgut: October 27, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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