Cost of living comparison
Russia is 2.2 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Russia instead of India, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
India
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.89
|
$7.74
₽713.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.59
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.41
|
$0.85
₽78.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.50
|
$0.41
₽37.75
|
|
pay 74.2% more for groceries
India
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.44
|
$4.40
₽405.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.99
|
$3.48
₽320.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.68
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.58
|
$1.79
₽164.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.42
|
$0.62
₽56.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.58
|
$0.56
₽51.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹37.00
|
$0.66
₽61.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.24
|
$1.03
₽94.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.62
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.79
|
$0.25
₽23.31
|
|
pay 61.2% more for transportation
India
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.70
|
$2.37
₽218.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹700.11
|
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,098,157.11
|
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.46
|
$3.41
₽313.95
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
India
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹705.05
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,544.59
|
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,148.89
|
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,184.14
|
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
India
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,979.25
|
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,852.32
|
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
|
pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.44
|
$1.55
₽143.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.15
|
$1.73
₽159.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.47
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,425.46
|
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.53
|
$4.06
₽374.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
India
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,125.57
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,242.63
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,450.64
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,570.46
|
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
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