Cost of living comparison
Russia is 55.0% cheaper than Salem.
If you lived in Russia instead of Salem, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
Salem
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$6.85
RUB610.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.21
RUB374.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
|
$0.84
RUB75.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$0.41
RUB36.23
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
Salem
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.49
RUB43.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
|
$3.93
RUB350.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
|
$3.21
RUB285.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.81
|
$1.21
RUB108.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.00
|
$1.72
RUB153.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.56
RUB50.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.56
RUB49.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.75
RUB66.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.90
RUB80.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
|
$0.22
RUB19.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$0.22
RUB19.47
|
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
Salem
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.04
|
$2.21
RUB196.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$19.07
RUB1,697.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,680.68
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,570,932.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.02
|
$4.42
RUB393.79
|
|
pay 77.7% less for housing
Salem
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.50
|
$6.26
RUB557.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,750.00
|
$317.16
RUB28,244.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,316.67
|
$217.57
RUB19,374.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$68.11
RUB6,065.77
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
Salem
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,965.10
|
$212.06
RUB18,884.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,420.00
|
$5,562.55
RUB495,358.43
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
Salem
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$1.50
RUB133.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.12
|
$1.72
RUB152.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$2.19
RUB195.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.00
|
$29.01
RUB2,583.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
|
$4.18
RUB372.23
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
Salem
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
|
$58.04
RUB5,168.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.00
|
$36.63
RUB3,262.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
|
$78.11
RUB6,955.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
|
$78.83
RUB7,020.00
|
|
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