Cost of living comparison
Russia is 60.4% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Russia instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.48
|
$6.51
RUB635.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.16
|
$4.14
RUB404.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.73
|
$0.80
RUB77.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.21
|
$0.38
RUB37.50
|
|
pay 49.4% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Russia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.18
|
$0.47
RUB45.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.37
|
$3.72
RUB362.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.58
|
$3.07
RUB299.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.92
|
$1.21
RUB118.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.86
|
$1.66
RUB161.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.95
|
$0.54
RUB52.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$0.55
RUB53.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.97
|
$0.71
RUB69.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.10
|
$0.89
RUB86.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.50
|
$0.22
RUB21.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.50
|
$0.21
RUB20.32
|
|
pay 62.8% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Russia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.48
|
$2.12
RUB206.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£76.05
|
$17.67
RUB1,723.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£26,965.60
|
$26,642.44
RUB2,598,958.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.28
|
$4.15
RUB404.85
|
|
pay 77.8% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Russia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£30.50
|
$5.97
RUB582.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£962.71
|
$304.49
RUB29,703.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£790.28
|
$210.86
RUB20,568.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£177.44
|
$64.94
RUB6,334.72
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Russia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,159.33
|
$190.09
RUB18,543.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,421.78
|
$5,074.52
RUB495,017.22
|
|
pay 65.9% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Russia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.35
|
$1.42
RUB138.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.19
|
$1.67
RUB162.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.52
|
$2.10
RUB204.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£35.08
|
$28.15
RUB2,746.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£9.98
|
$3.97
RUB387.59
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Russia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£60.72
|
$51.85
RUB5,057.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£31.06
|
$33.92
RUB3,309.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£69.95
|
$76.53
RUB7,465.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£74.88
|
$75.61
RUB7,375.87
|
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