Cost of living comparison
Russia is 48.3% cheaper than Belfast.
If you lived in Russia instead of Belfast, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
Belfast
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.88
|
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
£6.45
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
£1.63
|
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
Belfast
|
Russia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
£1.26
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
£2.81
|
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
£3.99
|
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
£2.64
|
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.78
|
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
£0.83
|
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
Belfast
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.35
£5.87
|
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.53
£59.51
|
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,987.10
£19,951.38
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.55
£18.80
|
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
Belfast
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.43
£35.48
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,078.37
£861.04
|
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$770.67
£615.35
|
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.92
£92.55
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
|
pay 56.4% less for childcare
Belfast
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,030.32
£822.68
|
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,142.08
£5,702.71
|
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
Belfast
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£5.16
|
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
£2.95
|
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.71
£12.55
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.33
£32.20
|
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
£8.93
|
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
Belfast
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.70
£57.25
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.92
£33.47
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.95
£69.42
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.52
£81.86
|
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
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