Cost of living comparison
Russia is 54.5% cheaper than Bordeaux.
If you lived in Russia instead of Bordeaux, you would:
pay 68.1% less for restaurants
Bordeaux
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.42
€16.01
|
$6.85
RUB623.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
$4.21
RUB382.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.20
€2.94
|
$0.84
RUB76.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.61
|
$0.41
RUB37.02
|
|
pay 62.0% less for groceries
Bordeaux
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
$0.49
RUB44.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.89
€8.17
|
$3.93
RUB357.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.50
€4.13
|
$3.21
RUB291.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
$1.21
RUB110.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.82
€6.27
|
$1.72
RUB156.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.56
RUB51.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.56
RUB50.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$0.75
RUB68.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.57
|
$0.90
RUB82.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.22
RUB20.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$0.22
RUB19.89
|
|
pay 55.5% less for transportation
Bordeaux
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
€6.90
|
$2.21
RUB201.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.35
€43.52
|
$19.07
RUB1,734.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,261.63
€32,410.73
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,626,920.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.63
€15.29
|
$4.42
RUB402.36
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
Bordeaux
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.04
€31.29
|
$6.26
RUB569.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$861.89
€792.20
|
$317.16
RUB28,859.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$649.74
€597.21
|
$217.57
RUB19,796.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.53
€151.23
|
$68.11
RUB6,197.86
|
|
pay 41.3% less for childcare
Bordeaux
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.30
€664.82
|
$212.06
RUB19,295.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,313.24
€5,802.82
|
$5,562.55
RUB506,146.13
|
|
pay 61.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bordeaux
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.62
€7.00
|
$1.50
RUB136.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.06
€3.73
|
$1.72
RUB156.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
$2.19
RUB199.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.66
€32.78
|
$29.01
RUB2,639.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.06
€12.01
|
$4.18
RUB380.34
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
Bordeaux
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.32
€91.29
|
$58.04
RUB5,281.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
€36.02
|
$36.63
RUB3,333.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.52
€85.04
|
$78.11
RUB7,107.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.40
€119.86
|
$78.83
RUB7,172.88
|
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