Cost of living comparison
compared to
Italy vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary
Italy is 62.9% more expensive than Russia overall.
Italy vs. Russia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Italy instead of Russia, you would:
pay 88.6% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
RUB922.10
|
$18.81
€16.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RUB544.32
|
$11.59
€10.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RUB98.55
|
$2.95
€2.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB50.78
|
$1.38
€1.23
|
|
Russia vs. Italy - Cost of restaurants
pay 79.8% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
RUB65.31
|
$2.19
€1.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
RUB469.07
|
$8.58
€7.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
RUB373.62
|
$5.84
€5.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
RUB133.76
|
$4.02
€3.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
RUB208.09
|
$5.65
€5.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
RUB71.53
|
$1.15
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RUB68.33
|
$0.96
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
RUB69.28
|
$1.19
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
RUB112.90
|
$1.45
€1.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RUB30.07
|
$0.86
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
RUB24.24
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
Russia vs. Italy - Cost of groceries
pay 86.6% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
RUB262.56
|
$7.75
€6.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.17
RUB2,058.68
|
$43.51
€38.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,081.81
RUB3M
|
$34,598.57
€30,883.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.45
RUB464.05
|
$20.27
€18.09
|
|
Russia vs. Italy - Cost of transportation
pay 65.8% more for housing
|
Russia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.47
RUB721.45
|
$30.01
€26.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.53
RUB42,284.26
|
$723.52
€645.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$335.29
RUB28,553.24
|
$562.80
€502.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.30
RUB7,859.90
|
$162.38
€144.94
|
|
Russia vs. Italy - Cost of housing
pay 19.4% more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$402.75
RUB34,297.77
|
$542.33
€484.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,958.40
RUB848K
|
$10,535.75
€9,404.40
|
|
Russia vs. Italy - Cost of childcare
pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
RUB175.30
|
$5.64
€5.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
RUB232.62
|
$1.96
€1.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.85
RUB242.83
|
$6.73
€6.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.43
RUB3,187.46
|
$55.93
€49.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
RUB533.00
|
$10.26
€9.16
|
|
Russia vs. Italy - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 10.2% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.60
RUB7,119.20
|
$86.42
€77.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.20
RUB4,700.70
|
$38.24
€34.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.97
RUB10,727.38
|
$99.86
€89.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.42
RUB9,488.62
|
$127.82
€114.09
|
|
Russia vs. Italy - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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