Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.8 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Germany instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB655.82
|
$13.72
€12.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB402.55
|
$10.18
€9.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB80.62
|
$2.83
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB38.93
|
$2.48
€2.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB46.59
|
$2.11
€1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB376.15
|
$6.75
€6.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB306.84
|
$4.24
€3.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB116.19
|
$3.55
€3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB164.90
|
$7.19
€6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB53.81
|
$1.26
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB53.50
|
$0.65
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB71.51
|
$1.00
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB86.34
|
$1.39
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.06
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.92
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB211.50
|
$7.16
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,824.14
|
$54.61
€49.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,762,162.30
|
$29,249.82
€26,728.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB423.08
|
$23.30
€21.29
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Russia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB599.18
|
$49.15
€44.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB30,344.89
|
$800.45
€731.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB20,816.02
|
$616.33
€563.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,516.95
|
$232.30
€212.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB20,289.02
|
$434.24
€396.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB532,204.01
|
$12,512.98
€11,434.58
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB143.34
|
$4.33
€3.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB164.30
|
$3.44
€3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB209.82
|
$8.81
€8.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,775.16
|
$35.42
€32.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB399.92
|
$12.56
€11.48
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
Russia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,553.11
|
$83.65
€76.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,504.93
|
$41.29
€37.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,473.04
|
$89.84
€82.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,542.16
|
$120.25
€109.88
|
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