Cost of living comparison
Russia is 49.7% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Russia instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.23
|
$7.74
₽713.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.52
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$0.85
₽78.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.41
₽37.76
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$4.40
₽405.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$3.48
₽320.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$1.79
₽164.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.62
₽56.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.56
₽51.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.66
₽61.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.03
₽94.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.25
₽23.32
|
|
pay 48.5% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$2.37
₽218.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.66
|
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,164.09
|
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.27
|
$3.41
₽314.06
|
|
pay 67.6% less for housing
Belgium
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.12
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.83
|
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€633.49
|
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.18
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
|
pay 58.4% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.83
|
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,901.13
|
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$1.55
₽143.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$1.73
₽159.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.70
|
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.64
|
$4.06
₽374.33
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.01
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.39
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.61
|
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
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