Cost of living comparison
Russia is 47.0% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Russia instead of Germany, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.01
|
$7.74
₽713.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.83
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.85
₽78.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$0.41
₽37.76
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
Germany
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.31
|
$4.40
₽405.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$3.48
₽320.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$1.79
₽164.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.62
₽56.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.56
₽51.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.66
₽61.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.03
₽94.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.25
₽23.32
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
Germany
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.77
|
$2.37
₽218.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.69
|
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,288.75
|
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.48
|
$3.41
₽314.06
|
|
pay 67.6% less for housing
Germany
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.46
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€710.27
|
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€540.29
|
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.01
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
Germany
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.57
|
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,116.47
|
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$1.55
₽143.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.06
|
$1.73
₽159.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.51
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.51
|
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.29
|
$4.06
₽374.33
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Germany
|
Russia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.53
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.02
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.64
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.09
|
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
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