Cost of living comparison
Russia is 41.6% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Russia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.81
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.84
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
Greece
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.09
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.65
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.81
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.99
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.48
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 47.9% less for transportation
Greece
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.28
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.46
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,924.89
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.66
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
Greece
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.60
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€493.58
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€379.08
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€166.36
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
Greece
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€327.19
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,211.00
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.94
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.40
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.33
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Greece
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€78.17
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.36
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.95
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.85
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
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