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

Lappeenranta is 58.0% more expensive than Rostov-na-donu.

Restaurants: pay 80.4% more in Lappeenranta
Groceries: pay 75.4% more in Lappeenranta
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Lappeenranta
Housing: pay 25.0% more in Lappeenranta
Childcare: pay 5.9% less in Lappeenranta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Lappeenranta
Clothing: pay 10.3% more in Lappeenranta

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

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Lappeenranta vs. Rostov-na-donu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.4% more for restaurants

	Rostov-na-donu	Lappeenranta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.53 RUB869.94	$14.00 €12.46	+32.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.67 RUB468.80	$11.38 €10.13	+100.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB88.20	$2.69 €2.39	+151.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 RUB39.63	$1.69 €1.51	+252.8%
Average			+80.4%

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

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pay 75.4% more for groceries

	Rostov-na-donu	Lappeenranta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 RUB60.41	$2.43 €2.16	+231.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.63 RUB382.78	$4.06 €3.61	-12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 RUB336.63	$4.67 €4.16	+14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.35 RUB111.64	$3.21 €2.86	+137.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 RUB189.99	$6.34 €5.65	+175.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 RUB53.49	$1.06 €0.94	+63.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 RUB67.74	$0.94 €0.84	+14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 RUB51.41	$1.01 €0.90	+62.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 RUB82.06	$1.76 €1.57	+77.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 RUB25.27	$0.49 €0.44	+61.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 RUB22.14	$0.68 €0.60	+153.5%
Average			+75.4%

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

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Rostov-na-donu	Lappeenranta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 RUB255.00	$8.20 €7.30	+165.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.04 RUB1,159.93	$64.94 €57.80	+362.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,659.61 RUB2M	$29,633.80 €26,375.15	+3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.77 RUB394.37	$15.03 €13.37	+214.8%
Average			+133.9%

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

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pay 25.0% more for housing

	Rostov-na-donu	Lappeenranta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.58 RUB708.84	$22.39 €19.93	+161.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$623.88 RUB51,552.26	$787.55 €700.95	+26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$448.42 RUB37,053.19	$599.06 €533.18	+33.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.39 RUB7,551.73	$72.78 €64.78	-20.4%
Average			+25.0%

Rostov-na-donu vs. Lappeenranta - Cost of housing

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pay 5.9% less for childcare

	Rostov-na-donu	Lappeenranta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.93 RUB28,998.15	$330.32 €294.00	-5.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??
Average			-5.9%

Rostov-na-donu vs. Lappeenranta - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rostov-na-donu	Lappeenranta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 RUB96.66	$7.71 €6.86	+558.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.85 RUB235.44	$3.51 €3.12	+23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.69 RUB222.32	$10.86 €9.67	+303.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.14 RUB2,738.71	$47.74 €42.49	+44.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.26 RUB434.97	$17.92 €15.95	+240.3%
Average			+160.1%

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

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pay 10.3% more for clothing

	Rostov-na-donu	Lappeenranta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.59 RUB4,510.82	$55.93 €49.78	+2.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.87 RUB3,624.77	$48.73 €43.37	+11.1%
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	$154.23 €137.27	+52.9%
Average			+10.3%

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

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