Cost of living comparison
Russia is 55.2% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Russia instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.42
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.38
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 48.0% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.08
|
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.40
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.65
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 51.2% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.23
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.53
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.34
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 72.9% less for housing
Brussels
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.30
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€978.36
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€819.42
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€154.05
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€886.13
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,953.10
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.49
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€32.04
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.68
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.56
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.86
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.84
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
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