Cost of living comparison
Russia is 59.6% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Russia instead of Australia, you would:
pay 66.1% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.13
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.69
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.84
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.20
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 58.1% less for groceries
Australia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.48
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.05
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.61
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.78
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.97
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.14
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.87
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.07
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$3.00
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.69
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.42
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 50.7% less for transportation
Australia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.08
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$126.40
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,693.12
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.13
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 73.3% less for housing
Australia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$82.85
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,882.79
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,453.82
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$212.34
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 73.4% less for childcare
Australia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,061.10
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$22,030.17
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$10.02
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.39
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$42.10
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$80.58
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.82
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
Australia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$112.65
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$81.27
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$153.29
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$176.77
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
|
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