Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 3.0 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB666.20
|
$15.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB408.92
|
$9.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB81.89
|
$2.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB39.54
|
$1.62
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB47.33
|
$2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB382.10
|
$6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB311.69
|
$3.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB118.03
|
$2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB167.50
|
$5.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.66
|
$2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.34
|
$0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB72.64
|
$1.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB87.71
|
$2.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.40
|
$1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.25
|
$1.55
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB214.85
|
$3.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,853.01
|
$64.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,805,872.30
|
$33,068.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB429.77
|
$17.11
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Russia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB608.66
|
$58.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB30,825.08
|
$1,083.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB21,145.43
|
$831.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,620.08
|
$138.79
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB20,610.09
|
$981.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB540,625.91
|
$17,051.78
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB145.60
|
$4.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB166.90
|
$4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB213.14
|
$9.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,819.08
|
$37.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB406.25
|
$10.73
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Russia
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,640.98
|
$51.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,560.39
|
$41.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,591.30
|
$87.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,661.51
|
$114.56
|
|
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