Cost of living comparison
Russia is 47.0% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Russia instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 55.9% less for restaurants
|
Iowa
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
|
$7.74
₽749.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$4.69
₽454.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.85
₽82.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.41
₽39.67
|
|
pay 55.9% less for groceries
|
Iowa
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
|
$0.54
₽51.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
|
$4.40
₽426.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$3.48
₽336.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
|
$1.27
₽123.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
|
$1.79
₽173.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.52
|
$0.62
₽59.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.56
₽54.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.66
₽64.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$1.03
₽99.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.30
₽28.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.25
₽24.49
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
|
Iowa
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$2.37
₽229.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.33
|
$19.36
₽1,873.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,180.36
|
$31,226.85
₽3,022,928.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.77
|
$3.41
₽329.87
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
|
Iowa
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.34
|
$6.56
₽635.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$970.95
|
$310.33
₽30,041.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$657.81
|
$214.38
₽20,752.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.85
|
$69.84
₽6,761.37
|
|
pay 73.4% less for childcare
|
Iowa
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$907.34
|
$220.41
₽21,336.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,239.17
|
$4,693.93
₽454,397.60
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iowa
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.64
|
$1.55
₽150.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
|
$1.73
₽167.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.77
|
$2.23
₽216.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.83
|
$31.55
₽3,054.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.60
|
$4.06
₽393.17
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
|
Iowa
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.72
|
$62.85
₽6,084.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.28
|
$39.44
₽3,818.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.53
|
$79.13
₽7,660.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.28
|
$85.30
₽8,257.72
|
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