Cost of living comparison
Bordeaux is 2.8 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Bordeaux instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
$17.42
€16.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
$3.20
€2.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
$8.89
€8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
$4.50
€4.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
$6.82
€6.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
$1.70
€1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
$7.51
€6.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
$47.35
€43.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
$35,261.63
€32,713.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Russia
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
$34.04
€31.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
$861.89
€799.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
$649.74
€602.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
$164.53
€152.64
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
$723.30
€671.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
$6,313.24
€5,857.11
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
$7.62
€7.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
$4.06
€3.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
$35.66
€33.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
$13.06
€12.12
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Russia
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
$99.32
€92.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
$39.19
€36.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
$92.52
€85.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
$130.40
€120.98
|
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