Cost of living comparison
Russia is 0.0% cheaper than Nanjing.
If you lived in Russia instead of Nanjing, you would:
pay 74.2% more for restaurants
Nanjing
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
CN¥19.70
|
$6.85
RUB614.21
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
CN¥29.54
|
$4.21
RUB377.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
CN¥3.07
|
$0.84
RUB75.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
CN¥1.89
|
$0.41
RUB36.46
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Nanjing
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
CN¥14.77
|
$0.49
RUB43.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
CN¥27.08
|
$3.93
RUB352.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.70
CN¥68.96
|
$3.21
RUB287.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
CN¥11.96
|
$1.21
RUB108.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
CN¥9.95
|
$1.72
RUB154.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
CN¥6.01
|
$0.56
RUB50.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
CN¥4.75
|
$0.56
RUB50.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
CN¥5.51
|
$0.75
RUB66.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CN¥4.24
|
$0.90
RUB80.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CN¥3.29
|
$0.22
RUB19.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
CN¥3.61
|
$0.22
RUB19.59
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Nanjing
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
CN¥32.14
|
$2.21
RUB198.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.70
CN¥196.95
|
$19.07
RUB1,708.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,696.51
CN¥132,941.51
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,586,904.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.85
CN¥34.47
|
$4.42
RUB396.24
|
|
pay 1.0% more for housing
Nanjing
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.70
CN¥90.27
|
$6.26
RUB561.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.48
CN¥3,167.57
|
$317.16
RUB28,419.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$276.98
CN¥1,969.48
|
$217.57
RUB19,495.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.21
CN¥236.13
|
$68.11
RUB6,103.45
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
Nanjing
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.34
CN¥3,692.80
|
$212.06
RUB19,001.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,081.81
CN¥164,123.18
|
$5,562.55
RUB498,436.02
|
|
pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports
Nanjing
|
Russia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
CN¥4.92
|
$1.50
RUB134.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
CN¥22.91
|
$1.72
RUB153.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.62
|
$2.19
RUB196.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.06
CN¥163.99
|
$29.01
RUB2,599.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
CN¥39.39
|
$4.18
RUB374.55
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
Nanjing
|
Russia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.74
CN¥332.35
|
$58.04
RUB5,200.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.44
CN¥216.45
|
$36.63
RUB3,282.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.69
CN¥516.87
|
$78.11
RUB6,998.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.78
CN¥467.75
|
$78.83
RUB7,063.61
|
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