Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Australia

Australia vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 2.2 times more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 87.7% more in Australia
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Australia
Transportation: pay 75.9% more in Australia
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Australia
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Australia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Australia
Clothing: pay 3.8% less in Australia

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Australia are more expensive than in Russia. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Australia.

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Australia vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Australia instead of Russia, you would:

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pay 87.7% more for restaurants

	Russia	Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.83 RUB922.10	$18.42 A$26.38	+70.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.39 RUB544.32	$10.19 A$14.59	+59.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 RUB98.55	$2.88 A$4.12	+148.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 RUB50.78	$2.33 A$3.33	+290.2%
Average			+87.7%

Russia vs. Australia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Russia	Australia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 RUB65.31	$2.64 A$3.78	+244.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 RUB469.07	$4.67 A$6.69	-15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.39 RUB373.62	$6.28 A$8.99	+43.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 RUB133.76	$4.79 A$6.86	+205.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 RUB208.09	$4.19 A$6.00	+71.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 RUB71.53	$1.62 A$2.31	+92.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB68.33	$1.32 A$1.89	+64.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB69.28	$1.35 A$1.94	+66.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.33 RUB112.90	$2.06 A$2.95	+55.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RUB30.07	$1.19 A$1.70	+237.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB24.24	$1.05 A$1.50	+268.3%
Average			+101.5%

Russia vs. Australia - Cost of groceries

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pay 75.9% more for transportation

	Russia	Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.08 RUB262.56	$4.98 A$7.13	+61.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.17 RUB2,058.68	$91.09 A$130.43	+276.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,081.81 RUB3M	$27,191.77 A$38,934.37	-15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.45 RUB464.05	$17.22 A$24.66	+216.1%
Average			+75.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Russia	Australia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.47 RUB721.45	$57.16 A$81.84	+574.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.53 RUB42,284.26	$1,309.09 A$1,874.41	+163.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$335.29 RUB28,553.24	$1,073.97 A$1,537.75	+220.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.30 RUB7,859.90	$146.37 A$209.58	+58.6%
Average			+176.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Russia	Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$402.75 RUB34,297.77	$1,957.92 A$2,803.44	+386.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,958.40 RUB848K	$18,377.12 A$26,313.16	+84.5%
Average			+199.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 RUB175.30	$7.20 A$10.31	+249.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 RUB232.62	$3.95 A$5.65	+44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.85 RUB242.83	$36.89 A$52.82	+1193.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.43 RUB3,187.46	$56.05 A$80.26	+49.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.26 RUB533.00	$14.44 A$20.67	+130.7%
Average			+143.5%

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pay 3.8% less for clothing

	Russia	Australia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.60 RUB7,119.20	$77.86 A$111.48	-6.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.20 RUB4,700.70	$53.33 A$76.36	-3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.97 RUB10,727.38	$112.59 A$161.21	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.42 RUB9,488.62	$118.82 A$170.13	+6.6%
Average			-3.8%

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