Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.9 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$17.09
£13.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$7.46
£5.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$3.60
£2.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$7.31
£5.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$91.63
£73.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$25,486.21
£20,349.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$16.30
£13.01
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$37.72
£30.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$1,053.04
£840.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$836.18
£667.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$183.29
£146.35
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$1,186.33
£947.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$16,551.73
£13,216.01
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$3.59
£2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$14.82
£11.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$41.78
£33.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$11.97
£9.56
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$73.74
£58.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$38.00
£30.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$79.51
£63.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$80.83
£64.54
|
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