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
€14.29
|
$6.85
RUB620.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.20
|
$4.21
RUB380.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.27
|
$0.84
RUB76.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.09
|
$0.41
RUB36.83
|
|
pay 51.1% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.86
|
$0.49
RUB44.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.16
|
$3.93
RUB355.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.05
|
$3.21
RUB290.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.08
|
$1.21
RUB109.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.53
|
$1.72
RUB156.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.86
|
$0.56
RUB50.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$0.56
RUB50.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.91
|
$0.75
RUB67.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.16
|
$0.90
RUB81.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.69
|
$0.22
RUB19.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.63
|
$0.22
RUB19.79
|
|
pay 47.6% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.63
|
$2.21
RUB200.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€34.57
|
$19.07
RUB1,726.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,398.16
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,613,696.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.68
|
$4.42
RUB400.34
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.00
|
$6.26
RUB566.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€597.29
|
$317.16
RUB28,713.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€456.48
|
$217.57
RUB19,697.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€143.74
|
$68.11
RUB6,166.66
|
|
pay 50.7% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€469.49
|
$212.06
RUB19,198.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,693.17
|
$5,562.55
RUB503,598.10
|
|
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.49
|
$1.50
RUB135.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.51
|
$1.72
RUB155.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.57
|
$2.19
RUB198.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€47.39
|
$29.01
RUB2,626.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.60
|
$4.18
RUB378.43
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€69.38
|
$58.04
RUB5,254.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€30.78
|
$36.63
RUB3,316.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€76.00
|
$78.11
RUB7,071.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€104.43
|
$78.83
RUB7,136.77
|
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