Cost of living comparison
Russia is 24.2% more expensive than Tarlac City.
If you lived in Russia instead of Tarlac City, you would:
pay 59.2% more for restaurants
Tarlac City
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$7.74
RUB721.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
₱237.01
|
$4.69
RUB436.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
₱52.43
|
$0.85
RUB78.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₱15.84
|
$0.41
RUB38.17
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
Tarlac City
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
₱89.21
|
$0.54
RUB49.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$4.40
RUB410.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.22
₱357.68
|
$3.48
RUB323.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱113.60
|
$1.27
RUB118.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
₱85.96
|
$1.79
RUB166.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱78.77
|
$0.62
RUB57.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
₱42.86
|
$0.56
RUB52.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
₱57.23
|
$0.66
RUB61.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
₱40.46
|
$1.03
RUB95.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
₱33.28
|
$0.30
RUB27.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
₱22.51
|
$0.25
RUB23.57
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
Tarlac City
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₱279.15
|
$2.37
RUB221.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.26
₱475.08
|
$19.36
RUB1,803.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,187.19
₱1,161,308.37
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,908,883.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.01
₱173.14
|
$3.41
RUB317.42
|
|
pay 35.8% more for housing
Tarlac City
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.53
₱1,583.60
|
$6.56
RUB611.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$133.05
₱7,654.08
|
$310.33
RUB28,908.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.52
₱6,070.48
|
$214.38
RUB19,969.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.20
₱4,843.96
|
$69.84
RUB6,506.29
|
|
pay 27.0% more for childcare
Tarlac City
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.58
₱9,985.49
|
$220.41
RUB20,531.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,693.93
RUB437,254.61
|
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tarlac City
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
₱58.07
|
$1.55
RUB144.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
₱95.02
|
$1.73
RUB161.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.25
₱129.33
|
$2.23
RUB208.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.88
₱2,639.34
|
$31.55
RUB2,939.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.42
₱369.51
|
$4.06
RUB378.34
|
|
pay 37.1% more for clothing
Tarlac City
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.82
₱3,959.01
|
$62.85
RUB5,855.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
₱2,375.40
|
$39.44
RUB3,674.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.73
₱3,378.35
|
$79.13
RUB7,371.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.62
₱2,164.26
|
$85.30
RUB7,946.18
|
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