Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Russia
  3. India
  4. Comparison
RUB
COMPARED TO
INR

India is 21.8% cheaper than Russia.

If you lived in India instead of Russia, you would:
local_dining

pay 34.0% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.12
₽366.04
$2.01
₹129.79
-67.1%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.35
₽200.12
$3.81
₹245.43
+13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
₽39.93
$0.44
₹28.46
-33.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.39
₽23.28
$0.20
₹12.86
-48.7%
Average -34.0%
Russia vs. India - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 11.0% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.43
₽25.61
$0.43
₹27.66
+0.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.15
₽188.20
$2.70
₹173.83
-14.3%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.91
₽173.90
$2.50
₹161.13
-14.0%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $0.98
₽58.47
$0.90
₹58.10
-7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.44
₽86.41
$1.39
₹89.48
-3.9%
Apples (1 lb) $0.55
₽33.12
$0.81
₹52.52
+47.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.42
₽24.91
$0.31
₹19.91
-25.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.54
₽32.26
$0.44
₹28.49
-18.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.77
₽45.84
$0.21
₹13.73
-72.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.20
₽11.76
$0.17
₹10.71
-15.6%
Onions (1 lb) $0.19
₽11.24
$0.19
₹12.51
+3.3%
Average -11.0%
Russia vs. India - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 0.1% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.19
₽130.94
$3.95
₹254.56
+80.4%
Monthly public transit pass $16.22
₽970.35
$8.00
₹515.94
-50.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,709.63
₽939,842.74
$12,461.77
₹803,410.57
-20.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $2.75
₽164.69
$2.51
₹162.09
-8.7%
Average +0.1%
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home

pay 25.9% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $6.86
₽410.20
$10.99
₹708.81
+60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $257.34
₽15,395.44
$127.84
₹8,241.91
-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $182.21
₽10,900.86
$82.28
₹5,304.90
-54.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $69.66
₽4,167.18
$28.82
₹1,857.73
-58.6%
Average -25.9%
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child_care

pay 68.5% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $173.92
₽10,404.77
$46.44
₹2,993.70
-73.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,960.88
₽236,963.02
$1,432.91
₹92,379.62
-63.8%
Average -68.5%
Russia vs. India - Cost of childcare
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pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.20
₽71.65
$1.80
₹116.02
+50.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.43
₽85.40
$1.46
₹94.42
+2.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.83
₽109.78
$3.80
₹245.15
+107.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $29.13
₽1,742.61
$18.64
₹1,201.64
-36.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $3.93
₽235.04
$2.99
₹192.70
-23.9%
Average +20.0%
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store

pay 33.3% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $52.34
₽3,131.20
$31.34
₹2,020.76
-40.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.47
₽2,061.91
$30.78
₹1,984.63
-10.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $62.96
₽3,766.86
$45.42
₹2,928.34
-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $75.48
₽4,515.91
$34.27
₹2,209.68
-54.6%
Average -33.3%
Russia vs. India - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2021
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