Cost of living comparison
Russia is 47.6% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Russia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.75
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.34
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 51.1% less for groceries
Italy
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.36
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.21
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.68
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 47.6% less for transportation
Italy
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.84
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.67
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.24
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
Italy
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€616.25
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€470.97
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 50.7% less for childcare
Italy
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€484.40
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.63
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.89
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.87
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
Italy
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.75
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
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