Cost of living comparison
Russia is 25.6% cheaper than Braga.
If you lived in Russia instead of Braga, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Braga
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Braga
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
€3.57
|
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
€2.79
|
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
€2.25
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
€2.40
|
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
Braga
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.33
|
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.41
€27.31
|
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
€6.90
|
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
|
pay 52.7% less for housing
Braga
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.70
€32.22
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.28
€641.96
|
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$535.98
€497.74
|
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.89
€76.04
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
Braga
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$304.18
€282.48
|
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,039.64
€5,608.71
|
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
Braga
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
€1.89
|
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
€1.32
|
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
€37.19
|
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
€6.74
|
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
Braga
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.95
€75.17
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.32
€27.23
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.28
€60.62
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.10
€54.88
|
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
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