Cost of living comparison
Russia is 36.2% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Russia instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,242
|
$7.74
₽713.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩6,964
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,891
|
$0.85
₽78.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩907
|
$0.41
₽37.75
|
|
pay 64.4% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,688
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩10,917
|
$4.40
₽405.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,682
|
$3.48
₽320.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,673
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,820
|
$1.79
₽164.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,894
|
$0.62
₽56.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,030
|
$0.56
₽51.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,579
|
$0.66
₽61.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,083
|
$1.03
₽94.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,878
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,457
|
$0.25
₽23.31
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,622
|
$2.37
₽218.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩58,798
|
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩38,536,984
|
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,553
|
$3.41
₽313.95
|
|
pay 39.0% less for housing
South Korea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,356
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩527,651
|
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩406,647
|
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩149,488
|
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩461,138
|
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩25,530,593
|
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩3,924
|
$1.55
₽143.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,423
|
$1.73
₽159.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,639
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩59,198
|
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,001
|
$4.06
₽374.20
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩65,135
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩59,968
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩101,460
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩122,404
|
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
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