Cost of living comparison
Russia is 3.5% cheaper than St. George's.
If you lived in Russia instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
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St. George's
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$7.74
₽745.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.69
₽451.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$0.85
₽81.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.41
₽39.46
|
|
pay 46.6% less for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.54
₽51.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$4.40
₽423.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$3.48
₽334.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.27
₽122.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$1.79
₽172.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$0.62
₽59.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$0.56
₽53.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$0.66
₽63.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$1.03
₽99.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$0.30
₽28.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.25
₽24.36
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$2.37
₽228.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$19.36
₽1,863.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$31,226.85
₽3,007,146.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$3.41
₽328.15
|
|
pay 41.3% less for housing
|
St. George's
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$6.56
₽631.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$310.33
₽29,884.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$214.38
₽20,644.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$69.84
₽6,726.07
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$220.41
₽21,225.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$4,693.93
₽452,025.24
|
|
pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.55
₽149.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.73
₽166.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.23
₽215.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$31.55
₽3,038.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.06
₽391.12
|
|
pay 25.1% less for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$62.85
₽6,052.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$39.44
₽3,798.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$79.13
₽7,620.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$85.30
₽8,214.61
|
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