Cost of living comparison
Russia is 54.1% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Russia instead of France, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
France
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.65
|
$6.85
RUB652.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.93
|
$4.21
RUB400.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.55
|
$0.84
RUB80.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$0.41
RUB38.72
|
|
pay 57.5% less for groceries
France
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$0.49
RUB46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.42
|
$3.93
RUB374.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.09
|
$3.21
RUB305.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
$1.21
RUB115.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.86
|
$1.72
RUB164.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.56
RUB53.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.56
RUB53.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.75
RUB71.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
$0.90
RUB85.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.22
RUB20.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.22
RUB20.81
|
|
pay 54.5% less for transportation
France
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$2.21
RUB210.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.54
|
$19.07
RUB1,814.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,031.20
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,747,559.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.98
|
$4.42
RUB420.84
|
|
pay 63.7% less for housing
France
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.49
|
$6.26
RUB596.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€716.49
|
$317.16
RUB30,184.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€562.52
|
$217.57
RUB20,705.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.51
|
$68.11
RUB6,482.50
|
|
pay 56.8% less for childcare
France
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€650.85
|
$212.06
RUB20,181.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,059.94
|
$5,562.55
RUB529,390.36
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.68
|
$1.50
RUB142.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$1.72
RUB163.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.81
|
$2.19
RUB208.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.15
|
$29.01
RUB2,760.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.89
|
$4.18
RUB397.81
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
France
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.88
|
$58.04
RUB5,523.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.39
|
$36.63
RUB3,486.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.97
|
$78.11
RUB7,433.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.43
|
$78.83
RUB7,502.29
|
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