Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.2 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
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Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB616.14
|
$18.07
£13.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB378.20
|
$8.96
£6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB75.74
|
$2.14
£1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB36.57
|
$1.52
£1.16
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB43.78
|
$1.46
£1.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB353.39
|
$4.24
£3.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB288.27
|
$5.75
£4.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB109.16
|
$3.68
£2.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB154.92
|
$3.66
£2.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.56
|
$1.20
£0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.26
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB67.18
|
$1.22
£0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB81.12
|
$1.40
£1.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.79
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.65
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
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pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB198.71
|
$7.22
£5.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,713.77
|
$94.64
£72.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,595,037.69
|
$33,464.66
£25,500.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB397.48
|
$16.98
£12.94
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB562.93
|
$37.59
£28.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB28,508.87
|
$1,224.35
£932.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB19,556.55
|
$974.65
£742.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,122.64
|
$234.45
£178.66
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,061.44
|
$1,426.61
£1,087.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB500,003.01
|
$18,036.83
£13,744.45
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB134.66
|
$5.42
£4.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB154.36
|
$3.93
£2.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB197.13
|
$16.35
£12.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,607.25
|
$43.82
£33.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB375.72
|
$12.87
£9.81
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,217.12
|
$76.61
£58.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,292.86
|
$39.64
£30.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,020.88
|
$90.51
£68.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,085.82
|
$94.66
£72.14
|
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