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Rostov-na-donu vs. Wollongong Cost of Living Summary

Rostov-na-donu is 52.8% cheaper than Wollongong.

Restaurants: pay 49.9% less in Rostov-na-donu
Groceries: pay 54.5% less in Rostov-na-donu
Transportation: pay 31.3% less in Rostov-na-donu
Housing: pay 54.3% less in Rostov-na-donu
Childcare: pay 83.8% less in Rostov-na-donu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.8% less in Rostov-na-donu
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Rostov-na-donu

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Rostov-na-donu.

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Rostov-na-donu vs. Wollongong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rostov-na-donu instead of Wollongong, you would:

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pay 49.9% less for restaurants

	Wollongong	Rostov-na-donu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.06 A$24.42	$10.53 RUB896.56	-38.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.44 A$14.95	$5.67 RUB483.15	-45.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 A$4.43	$1.07 RUB90.90	-65.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 A$3.19	$0.48 RUB40.84	-78.5%
Average			-49.9%

Wollongong vs. Rostov-na-donu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.5% less for groceries

	Wollongong	Rostov-na-donu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 A$4.11	$0.73 RUB62.26	-74.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 A$7.48	$4.63 RUB394.49	-11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 A$6.30	$4.07 RUB346.93	-7.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.02 A$5.76	$1.35 RUB115.06	-66.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 A$6.10	$2.30 RUB195.81	-46.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 A$1.92	$0.65 RUB55.13	-51.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 A$1.63	$0.82 RUB69.81	-27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 A$2.19	$0.62 RUB52.98	-59.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.08 A$2.98	$0.99 RUB84.57	-52.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.53	$0.31 RUB26.04	-71.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 A$1.64	$0.27 RUB22.82	-76.6%
Average			-54.5%

Wollongong vs. Rostov-na-donu - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.3% less for transportation

	Wollongong	Rostov-na-donu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.26	$3.09 RUB262.80	-39.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$14.04 RUB1,195.42
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,937.53 A$38,570.34	$28,659.61 RUB2M	+6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.79 A$24.05	$4.77 RUB406.44	-71.6%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 54.3% less for housing

	Wollongong	Rostov-na-donu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.13 A$71.78	$8.58 RUB730.53	-82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,244.53 A$1,781.97	$623.88 RUB53,129.59	-49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,089.62 A$1,560.16	$448.42 RUB38,186.89	-58.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.13 A$199.21	$91.39 RUB7,782.79	-34.3%
Average			-54.3%

Wollongong vs. Rostov-na-donu - Cost of housing

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pay 83.8% less for childcare

	Wollongong	Rostov-na-donu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,167.40 A$3,103.37	$350.93 RUB29,885.39	-83.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,280.48 A$29,038.49	??
Average			-83.8%

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pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wollongong	Rostov-na-donu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.96 A$9.97	$1.17 RUB99.62	-83.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 A$4.98	$2.85 RUB242.64	-18.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$63.79	$2.69 RUB229.12	-94.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.49 A$116.69	$33.14 RUB2,822.51	-59.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.23 A$18.94	$5.26 RUB448.28	-60.2%
Average			-67.8%

Wollongong vs. Rostov-na-donu - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Wollongong	Rostov-na-donu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.62 A$99.69	$54.59 RUB4,648.84	-21.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.12 A$80.36	$43.87 RUB3,735.67	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.35 A$166.60	$105.28 RUB8,965.62	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.08 A$156.18	$100.89 RUB8,592.05	-7.5%
Average			-15.4%

Wollongong vs. Rostov-na-donu - Cost of clothing

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