Cost of living comparison
Russia is 36.2% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Russia instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,404
|
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,101
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,929
|
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩925
|
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
|
pay 64.4% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,761
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,132
|
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,872
|
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,746
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,915
|
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,971
|
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,070
|
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,649
|
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,144
|
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,915
|
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,486
|
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,752
|
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩59,957
|
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,296,489
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,800
|
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
|
pay 39.0% less for housing
South Korea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,915
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩538,050
|
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩414,661
|
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩152,434
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩470,226
|
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,033,762
|
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,001
|
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,510
|
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,730
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,365
|
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,238
|
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,419
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,150
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,459
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩124,816
|
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
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