Cost of living comparison
India is 32.9% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in India instead of Russia, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
Russia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
$2.48
₹207.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
$3.94
₹329.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
$0.39
₹32.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
$0.17
₹14.27
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
Russia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
$0.46
₹38.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
$2.56
₹213.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
$2.56
₹213.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
$0.93
₹77.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
$1.36
₹113.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
$0.85
₹71.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
$0.31
₹26.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
$0.47
₹39.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
$0.23
₹19.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
$0.16
₹13.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
$0.17
₹14.41
|
|
pay 5.4% less for transportation
Russia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
$4.69
₹391.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
$10.04
₹838.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
$13,372.81
₹1,117,253.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
$2.97
₹248.20
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
Russia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
$7.66
₹640.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
$136.15
₹11,374.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
$88.97
₹7,432.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
$28.75
₹2,401.95
|
|
pay 71.4% less for childcare
Russia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
$58.47
₹4,885.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
$1,644.63
₹137,403.00
|
|
pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
$1.84
₹153.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
$1.59
₹133.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
$3.63
₹303.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
$16.08
₹1,343.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
$3.38
₹282.27
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
Russia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
$23.53
₹1,965.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
$24.73
₹2,066.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
$41.02
₹3,427.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
$30.71
₹2,565.95
|
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