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
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.39
|
$6.85
RUB620.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.15
|
$4.21
RUB380.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.78
|
$0.84
RUB76.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.57
|
$0.41
RUB36.83
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.23
|
$0.49
RUB44.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.90
|
$3.93
RUB355.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.48
|
$3.21
RUB290.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.70
|
$1.21
RUB109.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.86
|
$1.72
RUB156.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.56
RUB50.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.74
|
$0.56
RUB50.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.75
RUB67.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$0.90
RUB81.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.46
|
$0.22
RUB19.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.48
|
$0.22
RUB19.79
|
|
pay 47.9% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.06
|
$2.21
RUB200.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.28
|
$19.07
RUB1,726.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,127.18
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,613,696.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.24
|
$4.42
RUB400.34
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€28.69
|
$6.26
RUB566.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€478.39
|
$317.16
RUB28,713.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€367.42
|
$217.57
RUB19,697.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€161.24
|
$68.11
RUB6,166.66
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€317.12
|
$212.06
RUB19,198.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,019.89
|
$5,562.55
RUB503,598.10
|
|
pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.82
|
$1.50
RUB135.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.18
|
$1.72
RUB155.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.50
|
$2.19
RUB198.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.07
|
$29.01
RUB2,626.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.07
|
$4.18
RUB378.43
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€75.76
|
$58.04
RUB5,254.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.18
|
$36.63
RUB3,316.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€78.46
|
$78.11
RUB7,071.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€87.08
|
$78.83
RUB7,136.77
|
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