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Novorossiysk vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Novorossiysk is 16.7% cheaper than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.9% less in Novorossiysk
Groceries: pay 14.2% less in Novorossiysk
Transportation: pay 29.1% less in Novorossiysk
Housing: pay 5.8% less in Novorossiysk
Childcare: pay 25.2% less in Novorossiysk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% less in Novorossiysk
Clothing: pay 31.4% less in Novorossiysk

Expenses including clothing, transportation, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and housing are lower in Novorossiysk.

Novorossiysk vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Novorossiysk instead of Russia, you would:

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pay 7.9% less for restaurants

	Russia	Novorossiysk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB750.26	$7.15 RUB555.48	-26.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB429.86	$4.76 RUB370.32	-13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB82.04	$1.46 RUB113.72	+38.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB39.84	$0.36 RUB27.77	-30.3%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 14.2% less for groceries

	Russia	Novorossiysk
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB48.99	$0.64 RUB49.38	+0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB390.35	$3.87 RUB300.88	-22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB328.07	$3.68 RUB286.20	-12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB124.25	$1.43 RUB111.10	-10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB171.01	$2.03 RUB157.48	-7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB61.35	$0.57 RUB44.25	-27.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB62.32	$0.76 RUB59.42	-4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB72.28	$0.73 RUB56.69	-21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB97.49	$0.86 RUB67.19	-31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB29.48	$0.37 RUB28.94	-1.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB23.55	$0.26 RUB19.92	-15.4%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 29.1% less for transportation

	Russia	Novorossiysk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB209.35	$2.66 RUB206.59	-1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,688.04	$9.17 RUB712.87	-57.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2,452,945.27	$18,464.31 RUB1,434,989.60	-41.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB384.30	$4.17 RUB324.03	-15.7%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 5.8% less for housing

	Russia	Novorossiysk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB588.25	$7.74 RUB601.77	+2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB33,726.17	$387.15 RUB30,088.49	-10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB23,380.59	$297.81 RUB23,144.99	-1.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,432.37	$71.62 RUB5,566.37	-13.5%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 25.2% less for childcare

	Russia	Novorossiysk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB23,369.39	$270.02 RUB20,984.79	-10.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB604,660.71	$4,645.86 RUB361,061.90	-40.3%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Novorossiysk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB132.06	$0.95 RUB74.06	-43.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB168.48	$2.38 RUB185.16	+9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB208.50	$2.42 RUB187.94	-9.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,785.59	$47.65 RUB3,703.20	+32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB398.32	$4.76 RUB370.32	-7.0%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 31.4% less for clothing

	Russia	Novorossiysk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB4,861.67	$33.35 RUB2,592.24	-46.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,398.03	$41.69 RUB3,240.30	-4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB7,999.61	$53.61 RUB4,166.10	-47.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,564.61	$71.47 RUB5,554.80	-26.6%
Average			-31.4%

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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: December 2025

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