Cost of living comparison
Faro is 2.1 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Faro instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB612.16
|
$13.00
€12.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB375.76
|
$8.66
€8.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB75.25
|
$1.54
€1.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB36.34
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB43.49
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB351.11
|
$6.23
€5.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB286.41
|
$3.96
€3.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB108.46
|
$2.70
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB153.92
|
$3.19
€2.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.23
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB49.94
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB66.75
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB80.60
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.66
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.53
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB197.43
|
$6.83
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,702.72
|
$25.99
€24.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,578,295.28
|
$46,026.95
€42,945.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB394.92
|
$12.24
€11.42
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Russia
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB559.30
|
$33.93
€31.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB28,324.94
|
$961.15
€896.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB19,430.38
|
$812.24
€757.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,083.14
|
$104.90
€97.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB18,938.46
|
$438.61
€409.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB496,777.14
|
$11,696.26
€10,913.23
|
|
pay 72.0% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB133.80
|
$2.17
€2.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB153.36
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB195.86
|
$5.47
€5.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,590.43
|
$36.82
€34.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB373.30
|
$7.58
€7.07
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Russia
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,183.46
|
$44.40
€41.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,271.62
|
$32.49
€30.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB6,975.59
|
$70.39
€65.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,040.11
|
$63.17
€58.94
|
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