Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.9 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽625.56
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽378.94
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽68.47
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽33.11
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽43.24
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽355.67
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽280.91
|
$4.68
£3.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽102.92
|
$2.58
£2.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽144.54
|
$3.16
£2.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽49.74
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽45.15
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽53.50
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽83.25
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽24.02
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽20.44
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
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pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽191.78
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,563.92
|
$91.63
£73.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,523,129.87
|
$25,486.21
£20,470.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽275.33
|
$16.30
£13.09
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽530.20
|
$37.72
£30.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽25,074.51
|
$1,053.04
£845.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽17,321.59
|
$836.18
£671.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽5,643.47
|
$183.29
£147.22
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽17,809.18
|
$1,186.33
£952.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽379,269.32
|
$16,551.73
£13,294.03
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽125.51
|
$4.95
£3.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽139.96
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽180.46
|
$14.82
£11.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,549.54
|
$41.78
£33.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽328.16
|
$11.97
£9.62
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,078.65
|
$73.74
£59.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,187.09
|
$38.00
£30.52
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽6,393.95
|
$79.51
£63.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽6,892.42
|
$80.83
£64.92
|
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