Cost of living comparison
Russia is 43.8% cheaper than Magdeburg.
If you lived in Russia instead of Magdeburg, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Magdeburg
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.05
€2.83
|
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.55
|
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
|
pay 48.4% less for groceries
Magdeburg
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
€6.19
|
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
€3.84
|
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
€3.21
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.35
€5.89
|
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
|
pay 53.6% less for transportation
Magdeburg
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.56
|
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€49.23
|
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,308.87
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
|
pay 64.2% less for housing
Magdeburg
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.33
€39.27
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$615.50
€571.03
|
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.15
€385.15
|
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$276.94
€256.93
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
Magdeburg
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.03
€193.00
|
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,379.87
€8,702.18
|
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
Magdeburg
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
€3.15
|
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.24
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.64
€22.86
|
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Magdeburg
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
€51.24
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
€38.10
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.22
€75.36
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.96
€120.57
|
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
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