Cost of living comparison
Russia is 48.4% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Russia instead of Austria, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.04
|
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.64
|
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.22
|
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
|
pay 50.7% less for groceries
Austria
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.77
|
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.91
|
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
|
pay 47.3% less for transportation
Austria
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.70
|
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.64
|
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.38
|
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
|
pay 68.7% less for housing
Austria
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€689.67
|
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€576.98
|
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
Austria
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€386.49
|
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.56
|
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.84
|
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
Austria
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.54
|
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
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