Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.2 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽706.27
|
$15.74
€14.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽427.83
|
$9.09
€8.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽77.30
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽37.38
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽48.82
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽401.55
|
$7.20
€6.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽317.16
|
$4.88
€4.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽116.20
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽163.19
|
$4.47
€4.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽56.15
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽50.97
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽60.41
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽93.99
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.12
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.08
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽216.53
|
$8.02
€7.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,765.70
|
$38.40
€35.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,848,670.36
|
$25,887.08
€23,778.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽310.85
|
$18.65
€17.13
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽598.61
|
$30.75
€28.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,309.68
|
$608.10
€558.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽19,556.46
|
$488.80
€448.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,371.61
|
$151.72
€139.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,106.97
|
$459.30
€421.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽428,203.59
|
$9,604.44
€8,822.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽141.70
|
$4.83
€4.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽158.02
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽203.74
|
$6.30
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,878.49
|
$51.79
€47.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽370.50
|
$9.32
€8.56
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,733.91
|
$80.37
€73.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,598.30
|
$36.54
€33.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,218.91
|
$89.56
€82.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,781.70
|
$114.84
€105.49
|
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