Cost of living comparison
Russia is 51.0% cheaper than Manchester.
If you lived in Russia instead of Manchester, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
Manchester
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.85
|
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
£1.74
|
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
£1.43
|
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
Manchester
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
£2.94
|
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
£3.97
|
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
£2.32
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
£2.56
|
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.63
|
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
£0.70
|
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.58
|
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
£0.54
|
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
|
pay 55.9% less for transportation
Manchester
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.70
£6.14
|
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$89.43
£71.27
|
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,344.51
£24,182.75
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.99
£12.74
|
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
|
pay 73.6% less for housing
Manchester
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
£27.24
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,148.30
£915.13
|
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$854.18
£680.73
|
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.02
£161.79
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
|
pay 73.3% less for childcare
Manchester
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,350.40
£1,076.18
|
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,669.42
£10,096.77
|
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
Manchester
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.74
£4.58
|
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
£3.22
|
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.13
£12.86
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.42
£29.82
|
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
£8.91
|
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Manchester
|
Russia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.94
£65.30
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.60
£27.58
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.24
£61.56
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.62
£65.05
|
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
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