Cost of living comparison
Russia is 52.8% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Russia instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 70.6% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
kr135.19
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
kr84.03
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
kr25.19
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
kr19.11
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 56.4% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
kr18.16
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr39.93
|
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
kr45.56
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
kr28.47
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
kr34.68
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
kr9.20
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
kr9.64
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr9.80
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
kr12.35
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.89
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
kr5.45
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 63.3% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
kr56.91
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
kr555.37
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
kr279,283.61
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
kr162.18
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
Denmark
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
kr229.69
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
kr6,333.95
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
kr4,833.60
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
kr1,122.70
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 25.2% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
kr2,934.08
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
kr33,909.02
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
kr47.67
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
kr36.18
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
kr59.66
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
kr254.71
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
kr109.33
|
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 25.1% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
kr680.03
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
kr297.49
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
kr688.61
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
kr966.06
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
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