Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.9 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB623.71
|
$15.24
€14.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB382.84
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB76.67
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.02
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.31
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB357.73
|
$6.94
€6.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB291.81
|
$4.68
€4.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB110.50
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB156.82
|
$6.38
€5.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.18
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.88
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB68.01
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB82.12
|
$1.65
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.03
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.89
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB201.15
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,734.83
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,626,920.72
|
$32,415.23
€29,794.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB402.36
|
$25.46
€23.40
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Russia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB569.84
|
$42.52
€39.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB28,859.14
|
$1,392.07
€1,279.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB19,796.82
|
$988.74
€908.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,197.86
|
$278.35
€255.84
|
|
pay 34.0% more for childcare
Russia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,295.63
|
$209.09
€192.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB506,146.13
|
$9,427.53
€8,665.32
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB136.32
|
$4.90
€4.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB156.25
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB199.55
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,639.28
|
$37.56
€34.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB380.34
|
$13.33
€12.26
|
|
pay 43.1% more for clothing
Russia
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,281.21
|
$88.82
€81.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,333.32
|
$41.27
€37.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,107.14
|
$96.51
€88.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,172.88
|
$144.43
€132.76
|
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