Cost of living comparison
Russia is 33.9% cheaper than Klaipeda.
If you lived in Russia instead of Klaipeda, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
Klaipeda
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
€1.90
|
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Klaipeda
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.45
€5.06
|
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
€4.72
|
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.50
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
€3.59
|
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
Klaipeda
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.42
|
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.78
€28.56
|
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,889.54
€19,380.27
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.14
€7.55
|
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
|
pay 38.8% less for housing
Klaipeda
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.46
€11.56
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.04
€395.26
|
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$332.98
€308.92
|
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.25
€118.06
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
Klaipeda
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.81
€357.01
|
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,947.52
€4,590.06
|
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
Klaipeda
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
€2.87
|
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
€4.51
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.19
€40.07
|
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
|
pay 33.1% less for clothing
Klaipeda
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$126.44
€117.30
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.88
€39.78
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.55
€87.72
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$201.57
€187.00
|
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
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