Cost of living comparison
Albacete is 2.2 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Albacete instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Albacete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB612.16
|
$13.00
€12.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB375.76
|
$10.32
€9.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB75.25
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB36.34
|
$1.81
€1.69
|
|
pay 94.1% more for groceries
Russia
|
Albacete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB43.49
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB351.11
|
$7.67
€7.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB286.41
|
$3.18
€2.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB108.46
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB153.92
|
$2.78
€2.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.23
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB49.94
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB66.75
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB80.60
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.66
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.53
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Albacete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB197.43
|
$6.78
€6.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,702.72
|
$16.24
€15.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,578,295.28
|
$36,133.87
€33,714.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB394.92
|
$14.65
€13.67
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Russia
|
Albacete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB559.30
|
$33.64
€31.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB28,324.94
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB19,430.38
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,083.14
|
$123.32
€115.06
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Albacete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB18,938.46
|
$543.23
€506.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB496,777.14
|
$9,978.95
€9,310.89
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Albacete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB133.80
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB153.36
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB195.86
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,590.43
|
$47.65
€44.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB373.30
|
$7.04
€6.57
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Russia
|
Albacete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,183.46
|
$83.95
€78.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,271.62
|
$33.93
€31.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB6,975.59
|
$87.19
€81.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,040.11
|
$99.93
€93.24
|
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