Cost of living comparison
Russia is 55.8% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Russia instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.13
|
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.88
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.62
|
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
|
pay 39.1% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.64
|
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€22.95
|
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,316.76
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.61
|
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
|
pay 78.5% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€51.84
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,577.75
|
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,404.36
|
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€154.81
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€802.96
|
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,417.68
|
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.66
|
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.12
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.02
|
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.52
|
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€72.50
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.19
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.05
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€107.43
|
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
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