Cost of living comparison
Russia is 48.2% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Russia instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.82
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€8.01
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.43
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.98
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.26
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.29
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.36
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.72
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,615.44
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.51
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 67.7% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.81
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€862.24
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€689.19
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€127.48
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 35.9% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€396.30
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,614.73
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.08
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.83
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.60
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€75.48
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.81
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€117.45
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€103.91
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
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