Cost of living comparison
Russia is 55.5% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Russia instead of Austria, you would:
pay 67.1% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.30
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.78
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 59.3% less for groceries
Austria
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.67
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.19
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.40
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.89
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
Austria
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.08
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€46.29
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.37
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 72.3% less for housing
Austria
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€812.95
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€639.31
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 58.0% less for childcare
Austria
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€438.02
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.28
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.30
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€41.36
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.83
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Austria
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€116.90
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
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