Cost of living comparison
Russia is 23.4% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Russia instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
$7.74
₽713.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$166.25
|
$0.85
₽78.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$113.65
|
$0.41
₽37.76
|
|
pay 58.1% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
$464.36
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
$1,067.26
|
$4.40
₽405.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
$2,149.32
|
$3.48
₽320.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
$525.43
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
$469.61
|
$1.79
₽164.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
$345.46
|
$0.62
₽56.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
$202.74
|
$0.56
₽51.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$267.13
|
$0.66
₽61.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
$181.14
|
$1.03
₽94.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$151.86
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$146.11
|
$0.25
₽23.32
|
|
pay 52.5% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
$799.56
|
$2.37
₽218.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
$5,682.60
|
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
$6,199,199.16
|
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
$4,442.76
|
$3.41
₽314.06
|
|
pay 56.1% less for housing
Kingston
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
$6,903.56
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
$109,038.25
|
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
$60,071.53
|
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
$17,969.57
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
|
pay 43.2% more for childcare
Kingston
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
$44,722.79
|
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
$349,565.95
|
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
$335.79
|
$1.55
₽143.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
$570.02
|
$1.73
₽159.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
$1,446.48
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
$8,516.15
|
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
$1,549.80
|
$4.06
₽374.33
|
|
pay 30.4% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
$5,977.80
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
$5,018.40
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
$10,525.72
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
$11,300.62
|
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
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