Cost of living comparison
Russia is 59.4% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Russia instead of Paris, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.51
|
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
|
pay 59.8% less for groceries
Paris
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.12
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.00
|
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.95
|
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.73
|
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
|
pay 51.3% less for transportation
Paris
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.61
|
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.76
|
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,462.09
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.33
|
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
|
pay 74.1% less for housing
Paris
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.27
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,335.70
|
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€963.83
|
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€157.56
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
Paris
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€770.86
|
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,773.64
|
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.14
|
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.72
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.46
|
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
Paris
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€102.58
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.99
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.87
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.00
|
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
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