Cost of living comparison
Russia is 50.4% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Russia instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
Hamilton
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Russia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.67
NZ$26.07
|
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.78
NZ$14.60
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
NZ$3.19
|
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
NZ$4.06
|
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
|
pay 50.8% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Russia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NZ$2.77
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.75
NZ$6.24
|
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.69
NZ$12.79
|
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
NZ$6.44
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
NZ$6.20
|
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NZ$1.64
|
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NZ$2.31
|
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
NZ$3.15
|
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
NZ$1.47
|
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
NZ$1.45
|
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
|
pay 47.2% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.63
NZ$11.04
|
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.95
NZ$99.75
|
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,755.45
NZ$41,187.01
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.06
NZ$33.37
|
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
|
pay 59.6% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.38
NZ$88.82
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$908.86
NZ$1,512.12
|
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.29
NZ$1,200.05
|
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.61
NZ$135.78
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
|
pay 73.4% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$877.52
NZ$1,459.98
|
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,714.66
NZ$27,809.10
|
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
|
pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Russia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
NZ$9.39
|
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
NZ$5.37
|
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.60
NZ$39.26
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.34
NZ$57.14
|
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.44
NZ$19.03
|
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Russia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.38
NZ$112.10
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.86
NZ$53.01
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.58
NZ$207.26
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$151.21
|
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
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