Cost of living comparison
Russia is 57.2% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Russia instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.28
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.69
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Russia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.35
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.55
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.89
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 59.2% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Russia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.71
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.82
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.43
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 76.5% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Russia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£770.53
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Russia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Russia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.28
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.10
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.64
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.18
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Russia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.84
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
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