Cost of living comparison
Russia is 29.5% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Russia instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK119.94
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK98.56
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.42
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK19.97
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 55.0% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.02
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK56.27
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK59.25
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK40.50
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK51.80
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK12.90
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.33
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.06
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.11
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.06
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.67
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 53.0% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK72.11
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK722.28
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK286,860.81
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK226.01
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
Sweden
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK307.81
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,258.44
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,922.86
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK731.92
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 84.9% more for childcare
Sweden
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,283.78
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,281.54
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK72.24
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK39.71
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK66.22
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK417.85
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK145.74
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK849.51
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK365.80
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK871.06
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,250.61
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
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