Cost of living comparison
Russia is 58.5% cheaper than Long Beach.
If you lived in Russia instead of Long Beach, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
Long Beach
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$6.85
RUB612.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.21
RUB375.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$0.84
RUB75.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$0.41
RUB36.34
|
|
pay 60.2% less for groceries
Long Beach
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.97
|
$0.49
RUB43.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.98
|
$3.93
RUB351.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.11
|
$3.21
RUB286.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
|
$1.21
RUB108.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$1.72
RUB153.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$0.56
RUB50.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.56
RUB49.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.75
RUB66.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.90
RUB80.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.22
RUB19.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.22
RUB19.53
|
|
pay 48.4% less for transportation
Long Beach
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
|
$2.21
RUB197.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
|
$19.07
RUB1,702.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,499.50
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,578,295.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.30
|
$4.42
RUB394.92
|
|
pay 76.1% less for housing
Long Beach
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.75
|
$6.26
RUB559.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,325.00
|
$317.16
RUB28,324.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,140.00
|
$217.57
RUB19,430.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.67
|
$68.11
RUB6,083.14
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
Long Beach
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
|
$212.06
RUB18,938.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,333.33
|
$5,562.55
RUB496,777.14
|
|
pay 68.1% less for entertainment and sports
Long Beach
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.25
|
$1.50
RUB133.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
|
$1.72
RUB153.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$2.19
RUB195.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.66
|
$29.01
RUB2,590.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$4.18
RUB373.30
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Long Beach
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$58.04
RUB5,183.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.75
|
$36.63
RUB3,271.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.83
|
$78.11
RUB6,975.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.25
|
$78.83
RUB7,040.11
|
|
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