Cost of living comparison
Russia is 8.9% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Russia instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 30.7% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
₱210.50
|
$6.85
RUB652.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱184.03
|
$4.21
RUB400.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱44.24
|
$0.84
RUB80.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱24.79
|
$0.41
RUB38.72
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱66.37
|
$0.49
RUB46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱216.35
|
$3.93
RUB374.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱377.33
|
$3.21
RUB305.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱113.11
|
$1.21
RUB115.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱104.17
|
$1.72
RUB164.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱70.51
|
$0.56
RUB53.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.17
|
$0.56
RUB53.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱62.28
|
$0.75
RUB71.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱36.52
|
$0.90
RUB85.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱49.80
|
$0.22
RUB20.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱63.45
|
$0.22
RUB20.81
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱254.24
|
$2.21
RUB210.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱693.94
|
$19.07
RUB1,814.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,673,386.91
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,747,559.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱155.09
|
$4.42
RUB420.84
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
Philippines
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,685.10
|
$6.26
RUB596.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱15,256.16
|
$317.16
RUB30,184.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱9,069.79
|
$217.57
RUB20,705.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,880.28
|
$68.11
RUB6,482.50
|
|
pay 21.7% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,698.49
|
$212.06
RUB20,181.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱272,092.90
|
$5,562.55
RUB529,390.36
|
|
pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱77.57
|
$1.50
RUB142.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱130.55
|
$1.72
RUB163.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱143.15
|
$2.19
RUB208.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,957.81
|
$29.01
RUB2,760.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱292.76
|
$4.18
RUB397.81
|
|
pay 46.8% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,113.42
|
$58.04
RUB5,523.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,228.42
|
$36.63
RUB3,486.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,730.61
|
$78.11
RUB7,433.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,306.87
|
$78.83
RUB7,502.29
|
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