Cost of living comparison
Russia is 38.3% cheaper than Ponta Delgada.
If you lived in Russia instead of Ponta Delgada, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Ponta Delgada
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$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) |
$1.81
€1.68
|
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
Ponta Delgada
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.61
€7.06
|
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
€3.79
|
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
€2.71
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.05
|
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
|
pay 41.6% less for transportation
Ponta Delgada
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.14
|
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€25,118.53
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
|
pay 58.5% less for housing
Ponta Delgada
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,028.84
€954.50
|
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$676.87
€627.96
|
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.22
€115.25
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Ponta Delgada
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.75
€251.19
|
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
|
pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ponta Delgada
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.50
€51.49
|
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
Ponta Delgada
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.83
€78.70
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
€73.68
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.96
€120.57
|
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
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