Cost of living comparison
Russia is 54.4% cheaper than Reading.
If you lived in Russia instead of Reading, you would:
pay 60.7% less for restaurants
Reading
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Russia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.33
£21.82
|
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.95
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.83
|
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
£1.13
|
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
Reading
|
Russia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
£2.57
|
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.74
£4.58
|
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
£2.15
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
£2.60
|
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.14
|
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
£0.62
|
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
£1.23
|
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
£1.02
|
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.54
|
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
£0.42
|
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
|
pay 52.1% less for transportation
Reading
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.90
|
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.74
£64.47
|
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,015.68
£21,571.13
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.09
£13.65
|
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
|
pay 74.7% less for housing
Reading
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.46
£28.31
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,356.94
£1,083.47
|
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.33
£857.02
|
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.75
£139.53
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
|
pay 80.7% less for childcare
Reading
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,602.31
£1,279.39
|
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,836.45
£15,040.28
|
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
|
pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports
Reading
|
Russia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
£3.97
|
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
£3.02
|
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.22
£12.15
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.97
£31.92
|
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.07
£6.45
|
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Reading
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.53
£59.51
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.88
£42.22
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.92
£82.18
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.09
£72.73
|
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
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