Cost of living comparison
Russia is 39.5% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Russia instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€10.21
|
$6.85
RUB668.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.78
|
$4.21
RUB410.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.57
|
$0.84
RUB82.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.41
RUB39.69
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
$0.49
RUB47.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.07
|
$3.93
RUB383.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.55
|
$3.21
RUB312.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.68
|
$1.21
RUB118.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.03
|
$1.72
RUB168.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.56
RUB54.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.56
RUB54.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.75
RUB72.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.90
RUB88.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.22
RUB21.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.22
RUB21.33
|
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.46
|
$2.21
RUB215.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€35.62
|
$19.07
RUB1,859.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€30,300.95
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,816,242.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€9.21
|
$4.42
RUB431.36
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
Portugal
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€37.35
|
$6.26
RUB610.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€810.72
|
$317.16
RUB30,939.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€634.46
|
$217.57
RUB21,223.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€85.54
|
$68.11
RUB6,644.54
|
|
pay 37.6% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€370.39
|
$212.06
RUB20,686.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,278.15
|
$5,562.55
RUB542,623.97
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$1.50
RUB146.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.72
RUB167.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.26
|
$2.19
RUB213.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€37.73
|
$29.01
RUB2,829.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.34
|
$4.18
RUB407.75
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€68.55
|
$58.04
RUB5,661.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€31.32
|
$36.63
RUB3,573.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€74.08
|
$78.11
RUB7,619.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€90.76
|
$78.83
RUB7,689.83
|
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