Cost of living comparison
Russia is 46.8% cheaper than San Sebastian.
If you lived in Russia instead of San Sebastian, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
San Sebastian
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.08
€12.94
|
$6.85
RUB623.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$4.21
RUB382.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.05
|
$0.84
RUB76.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.73
|
$0.41
RUB37.02
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
San Sebastian
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.46
|
$0.49
RUB44.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
€7.96
|
$3.93
RUB357.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.04
|
$3.21
RUB291.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
€2.24
|
$1.21
RUB110.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.68
|
$1.72
RUB156.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.08
|
$0.56
RUB51.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.56
RUB50.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.75
RUB68.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.90
RUB82.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.22
RUB20.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.70
|
$0.22
RUB19.89
|
|
pay 51.6% less for transportation
San Sebastian
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.23
|
$2.21
RUB201.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
€40.81
|
$19.07
RUB1,734.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,212.44
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,626,920.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.53
€10.60
|
$4.42
RUB402.36
|
|
pay 64.3% less for housing
San Sebastian
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.55
€33.60
|
$6.26
RUB569.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,137.14
€1,045.20
|
$317.16
RUB28,859.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$819.98
€753.68
|
$217.57
RUB19,796.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.59
€87.86
|
$68.11
RUB6,197.86
|
|
pay 53.1% less for childcare
San Sebastian
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$433.19
€398.17
|
$212.06
RUB19,295.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,407.42
€11,404.28
|
$5,562.55
RUB506,146.13
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
San Sebastian
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$1.50
RUB136.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
€1.63
|
$1.72
RUB156.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$2.19
RUB199.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$29.01
RUB2,639.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.96
|
$4.18
RUB380.34
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
San Sebastian
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.27
€57.24
|
$58.04
RUB5,281.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.14
€28.62
|
$36.63
RUB3,333.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
€71.17
|
$78.11
RUB7,107.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.08
€126.92
|
$78.83
RUB7,172.88
|
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