Cost of living comparison

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Voronezh vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Voronezh is 35.8% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants
pay 48.9% less in Voronezh
Groceries
pay 27.9% less in Voronezh
Transportation
pay 30.8% less in Voronezh
Housing
pay 58.8% less in Voronezh
Entertainment and Sports
pay 47.8% less in Voronezh
Clothing
pay 0.5% less in Voronezh

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Voronezh.

Voronezh vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Voronezh instead of Athens, you would:

pay 48.9% less for restaurants

 
Athens
Voronezh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.11
$8.93
RUB694.35
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.51
€9.06
$5.36
RUB416.61
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.48
€2.14
$0.87
RUB67.81

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pay 27.9% less for groceries

 
Athens
Voronezh
Bread
1 loaf
$1.39
€1.20
$0.57
RUB43.98
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.54
€6.50
$5.12
RUB398.09
Milk (1 gallon) $7.20
€6.21
$4.14
RUB321.37

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pay 30.8% less for transportation

 
Athens
Voronezh
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.94
€6.85
$2.67
RUB207.26
Monthly public transit pass $35.04
€30.21
$35.74
RUB2,777.40
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,198.27
€25,178.46
$29,781.14
RUB2,314,499.35

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pay 58.8% less for housing

 
Athens
Voronezh
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$34.45
€29.71
$5.48
RUB425.87
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $685.67
€591.27
$357.37
RUB27,773.99
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $609.10
€525.24
$246.19
RUB19,133.19

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Athens
Voronezh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $566.82
€488.78
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,581.98
€9,987.46
??

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pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Athens
Voronezh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
€5.04
$2.26
RUB175.44
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.12
€3.55
$2.44
RUB189.79
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.84
€5.04
$2.97
RUB230.99

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pay 0.5% less for clothing

 
Athens
Voronezh
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$101.47
€87.50
$77.43
RUB6,017.70
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.68
€41.11
$41.69
RUB3,240.30
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.26
€90.77
$127.07
RUB9,875.20

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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