Cost of living comparison
Manchester is 3.5 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Manchester instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
$2.51
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
$1.41
£1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
$4.44
£3.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
$5.71
£4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
$3.84
£3.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
$3.47
£2.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
$1.41
£1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
$1.71
£1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
$1.98
£1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
$1.02
£0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
$7.09
£5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
$100.90
£80.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
$35,673.52
£28,484.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
$26.11
£20.84
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Russia
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
$37.71
£30.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
$1,476.02
£1,178.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
$1,119.33
£893.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
$247.23
£197.41
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
$1,558.15
£1,244.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
$14,819.30
£11,832.72
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
$6.31
£5.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
$4.49
£3.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
$16.71
£13.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
$35.36
£28.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
$11.98
£9.57
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
Russia
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
$80.80
£64.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
$37.52
£29.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
$86.18
£68.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
$78.54
£62.71
|
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