Cost of living comparison
Russia is 56.9% cheaper than Newcastle.
If you lived in Russia instead of Newcastle, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
Newcastle
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
A$21.10
|
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
A$13.06
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
A$3.91
|
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
A$3.16
|
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
|
pay 55.7% less for groceries
Newcastle
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
A$3.57
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
A$7.39
|
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
A$8.01
|
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
A$6.11
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
A$5.42
|
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.21
|
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
A$1.65
|
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
A$1.67
|
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
A$2.88
|
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
A$1.66
|
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
A$1.47
|
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
|
pay 52.4% less for transportation
Newcastle
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
A$6.77
|
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$144.48
A$218.44
|
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,050.15
A$43,922.38
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.45
A$23.35
|
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
|
pay 76.3% less for housing
Newcastle
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.51
A$77.87
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,738.90
A$2,629.12
|
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.12
A$1,794.87
|
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.85
A$223.55
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Newcastle
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$930.42
A$1,406.75
|
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,979.19
A$24,159.74
|
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
|
pay 64.9% less for entertainment and sports
Newcastle
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.86
A$10.37
|
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
A$5.04
|
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$31.90
A$48.23
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.85
A$72.35
|
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
A$18.34
|
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
Newcastle
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.94
A$111.79
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.18
A$72.85
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.02
A$152.73
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.10
A$110.53
|
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
|
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