Cost of living comparison
Russia is 57.0% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Russia instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€17.79
|
$6.51
RUB635.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.11
|
$4.14
RUB404.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.59
|
$0.80
RUB77.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.29
|
$0.38
RUB37.50
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Russia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
$0.47
RUB45.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.25
|
$3.72
RUB362.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$3.07
RUB299.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.20
|
$1.21
RUB118.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.46
|
$1.66
RUB161.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.54
RUB52.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.55
RUB53.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.71
RUB69.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.89
RUB86.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.22
RUB21.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.21
RUB20.32
|
|
pay 54.5% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.45
|
$2.12
RUB206.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€42.37
|
$17.67
RUB1,723.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€25,776.31
|
$26,642.44
RUB2,598,958.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€24.27
|
$4.15
RUB404.85
|
|
pay 69.6% less for housing
Belgium
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€46.04
|
$5.97
RUB582.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€760.47
|
$304.49
RUB29,703.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€657.82
|
$210.86
RUB20,568.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€143.77
|
$64.94
RUB6,334.72
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€520.12
|
$190.09
RUB18,543.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€12,819.75
|
$5,074.52
RUB495,017.22
|
|
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Russia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.05
|
$1.42
RUB138.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.27
|
$1.67
RUB162.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.47
|
$2.10
RUB204.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€33.61
|
$28.15
RUB2,746.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.64
|
$3.97
RUB387.59
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Russia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€86.60
|
$51.85
RUB5,057.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€40.40
|
$33.92
RUB3,309.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€84.34
|
$76.53
RUB7,465.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€116.72
|
$75.61
RUB7,375.87
|
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