Cost of living comparison
Russia is 81.0% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Russia instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 89.1% more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.80
$8,522
|
$10.05
₽601.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
$16,896
|
$6.50
₽388.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
$1,989
|
$1.10
₽65.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
$1,556
|
$0.57
₽34.05
|
|
pay 84.5% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
$2,672
|
$0.74
₽44.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.58
$4,815
|
$6.12
₽365.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.43
$10,441
|
$4.79
₽286.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
$5,124
|
$1.88
₽112.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
$5,002
|
$2.54
₽152.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$2,772
|
$0.93
₽55.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
$953
|
$0.80
₽48.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
$1,327
|
$0.93
₽55.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$1,420
|
$1.57
₽93.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,019
|
$0.48
₽28.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,121
|
$0.37
₽22.01
|
|
pay 31.7% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.35
$7,151
|
$3.32
₽198.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.70
$78,238
|
$26.69
₽1,596.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,602.01
$50,549,790
|
$40,723.29
₽2,436,307.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.47
$37,982
|
$4.48
₽267.95
|
|
pay 42.5% more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.53
$77,746
|
$9.10
₽544.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$233.21
$710,082
|
$429.22
₽25,678.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.61
$629,098
|
$297.58
₽17,802.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.65
$148,123
|
$100.47
₽6,010.90
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.73
$391,965
|
$310.74
₽18,590.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,150.81
$9,593,574
|
$6,542.10
₽391,387.15
|
|
pay 93.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.03
$3,143
|
$2.22
₽132.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.23
$3,747
|
$2.43
₽145.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
$5,543
|
$3.03
₽181.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.09
$58,136
|
$42.79
₽2,559.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.45
$10,515
|
$5.70
₽341.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.21
$131,559
|
$87.55
₽5,237.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.73
$96,613
|
$56.71
₽3,392.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.90
$188,477
|
$106.20
₽6,353.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.08
$152,498
|
$125.51
₽7,508.80
|
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