Cost of living comparison
Russia is 66.3% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Russia instead of London, you would:
pay 69.6% less for restaurants
London
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.94
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.98
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.00
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.65
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 53.9% less for groceries
London
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.55
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.75
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£5.01
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.16
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.38
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.16
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.17
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.39
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.58
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 65.1% less for transportation
London
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.69
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£199.42
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£27,200.56
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£20.02
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 84.4% less for housing
London
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£30.93
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,132.31
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,602.70
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£224.92
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 84.5% less for childcare
London
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,834.98
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,996.36
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 72.2% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.48
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.61
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£46.60
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.96
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
London
|
Russia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£81.48
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£39.26
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£88.79
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£97.49
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
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