Cost of living comparison
China is 41.3% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in China instead of Russia, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
Russia
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$5.25
CN¥37.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 46.9% more for groceries
Russia
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$1.68
CN¥12.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$6.22
CN¥44.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$7.41
CN¥53.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$1.75
CN¥12.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
Russia
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$4.64
CN¥33.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$21.41
CN¥154.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,546.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$4.14
CN¥29.94
|
|
pay 29.7% more for housing
Russia
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$14.28
CN¥103.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$401.04
CN¥2,898.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$247.64
CN¥1,789.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$39.51
CN¥285.55
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Russia
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$456.56
CN¥3,299.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,264.88
|
|
pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$3.40
CN¥24.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$42.27
CN¥305.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$6.35
CN¥45.92
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
Russia
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$51.26
CN¥370.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$33.18
CN¥239.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$80.69
CN¥583.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$76.44
CN¥552.39
|
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