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Russia

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Belgium

Charleroi vs. Rostov-na-donu Cost of Living Summary

Charleroi is 91.4% more expensive than Rostov-na-donu.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Charleroi
Groceries: pay 97.4% more in Charleroi
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Charleroi
Housing: pay 66.4% more in Charleroi
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Charleroi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.9% more in Charleroi
Clothing: pay 16.2% more in Charleroi

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Charleroi are more expensive than in Rostov-na-donu. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Charleroi.

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Charleroi vs. Rostov-na-donu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Charleroi instead of Rostov-na-donu, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Rostov-na-donu	Charleroi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.53 RUB869.94	$22.39 €19.93	+112.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.67 RUB468.80	$13.44 €11.96	+136.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB88.20	$2.16 €1.93	+102.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 RUB39.63	$2.13 €1.89	+343.6%
Average			+136.6%

Rostov-na-donu vs. Charleroi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 97.4% more for groceries

	Rostov-na-donu	Charleroi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 RUB60.41	$2.52 €2.24	+244.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.63 RUB382.78	$8.62 €7.67	+86.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 RUB336.63	$4.41 €3.92	+8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.35 RUB111.64	$3.71 €3.30	+174.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 RUB189.99	$5.42 €4.83	+135.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 RUB53.49	$1.17 €1.04	+80.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 RUB67.74	$1.03 €0.92	+25.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 RUB51.41	$1.20 €1.06	+92.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 RUB82.06	$1.51 €1.34	+51.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 RUB25.27	$0.96 €0.86	+214.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 RUB22.14	$0.51 €0.45	+89.5%
Average			+97.4%

Rostov-na-donu vs. Charleroi - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Rostov-na-donu	Charleroi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 RUB255.00	$7.05 €6.28	+128.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.04 RUB1,159.93	$41.43 €36.87	+195.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,659.61 RUB2M	$30,232.86 €26,908.33	+5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.77 RUB394.37	$27.10 €24.12	+467.8%
Average			+111.6%

Rostov-na-donu vs. Charleroi - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.4% more for housing

	Rostov-na-donu	Charleroi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.58 RUB708.84	$47.40 €42.19	+452.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$623.88 RUB51,552.26	$802.48 €714.23	+28.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$448.42 RUB37,053.19	$821.14 €730.84	+83.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.39 RUB7,551.73	$156.74 €139.51	+71.5%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Rostov-na-donu	Charleroi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.93 RUB28,998.15	$1,623.62 €1,445.08	+362.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$16,796.03 €14,949.07
Average			+362.7%

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pay 85.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Rostov-na-donu	Charleroi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 RUB96.66	$3.25 €2.89	+177.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.85 RUB235.44	$2.99 €2.66	+4.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.69 RUB222.32	$12.54 €11.16	+366.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.14 RUB2,738.71	$31.72 €28.23	-4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.26 RUB434.97	$15.12 €13.45	+187.2%
Average			+85.9%

Rostov-na-donu vs. Charleroi - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.2% more for clothing

	Rostov-na-donu	Charleroi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.59 RUB4,510.82	$111.27 €99.03	+103.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.87 RUB3,624.77	$51.94 €46.23	+18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.28 RUB8,699.44	$89.58 €79.73	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 RUB8,336.97	$89.58 €79.73	-11.2%
Average			+16.2%

Rostov-na-donu vs. Charleroi - Cost of clothing

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