Cost of living comparison
Russia is 56.5% cheaper than North Carolina.
If you lived in Russia instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
|
North Carolina
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
|
$6.85
RUB645.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.57
|
$4.21
RUB396.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
|
$0.84
RUB79.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
|
$0.41
RUB38.34
|
|
pay 57.1% less for groceries
|
North Carolina
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$0.49
RUB45.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
|
$3.93
RUB370.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
|
$3.21
RUB302.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.07
|
$1.21
RUB114.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$1.72
RUB162.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$0.56
RUB52.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.56
RUB52.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.75
RUB70.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.90
RUB85.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.22
RUB20.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.22
RUB20.60
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
|
North Carolina
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.18
|
$2.21
RUB208.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.50
|
$19.07
RUB1,796.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.18
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,720,242.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
|
$4.42
RUB416.66
|
|
pay 75.0% less for housing
|
North Carolina
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.54
|
$6.26
RUB590.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,572.30
|
$317.16
RUB29,884.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,313.14
|
$217.57
RUB20,500.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.22
|
$68.11
RUB6,418.05
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
|
North Carolina
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,363.43
|
$212.06
RUB19,981.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,664.79
|
$5,562.55
RUB524,127.14
|
|
pay 63.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
North Carolina
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
|
$1.50
RUB141.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$1.72
RUB161.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.78
|
$2.19
RUB206.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.56
|
$29.01
RUB2,733.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.84
|
$4.18
RUB393.85
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
|
North Carolina
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.05
|
$58.04
RUB5,468.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.67
|
$36.63
RUB3,451.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.94
|
$78.11
RUB7,359.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.94
|
$78.83
RUB7,427.70
|
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