Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.8 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB652.35
|
$17.24
€15.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB400.43
|
$10.42
€9.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB80.19
|
$2.79
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB38.72
|
$2.42
€2.23
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB46.35
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB374.16
|
$6.64
€6.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB305.21
|
$4.35
€4.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB115.58
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB164.02
|
$4.78
€4.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB53.53
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB53.22
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB71.13
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB85.89
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.95
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.81
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB210.39
|
$7.06
€6.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,814.50
|
$50.71
€46.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,747,559.32
|
$26,786.12
€24,636.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB420.84
|
$24.68
€22.70
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Russia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB596.01
|
$50.54
€46.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB30,184.46
|
$808.25
€743.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB20,705.97
|
$687.98
€632.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,482.50
|
$168.59
€155.06
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB20,181.76
|
$588.37
€541.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB529,390.36
|
$15,983.72
€14,701.03
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB142.58
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB163.43
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB208.71
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,760.49
|
$33.63
€30.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB397.81
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
Russia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,523.75
|
$92.98
€85.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,486.40
|
$41.35
€38.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,433.53
|
$87.07
€80.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,502.29
|
$130.15
€119.71
|
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