Cost of living comparison
Russia is 4.5% cheaper than China.
If you lived in Russia instead of China, you would:
pay 54.0% more for restaurants
China
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.63
|
$6.85
RUB614.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥36.93
|
$4.21
RUB377.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.84
RUB75.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.12
|
$0.41
RUB36.46
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
China
|
Russia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.70
|
$0.49
RUB43.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥42.53
|
$3.93
RUB352.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥50.92
|
$3.21
RUB287.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.73
|
$1.21
RUB108.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.20
|
$1.72
RUB154.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.42
|
$0.56
RUB50.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.09
|
$0.56
RUB50.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.70
|
$0.75
RUB66.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.75
|
$0.90
RUB80.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.34
|
$0.22
RUB19.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.91
|
$0.22
RUB19.59
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
China
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥31.62
|
$2.21
RUB198.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥158.15
|
$19.07
RUB1,708.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥139,321.80
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,586,904.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥27.80
|
$4.42
RUB396.24
|
|
pay 5.4% more for housing
China
|
Russia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥85.75
|
$6.26
RUB561.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,387.70
|
$317.16
RUB28,419.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,485.83
|
$217.57
RUB19,495.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥282.85
|
$68.11
RUB6,103.45
|
|
pay 62.7% less for childcare
China
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,435.93
|
$212.06
RUB19,001.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥128,297.85
|
$5,562.55
RUB498,436.02
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Russia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.67
|
$1.50
RUB134.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥22.78
|
$1.72
RUB153.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥22.88
|
$2.19
RUB196.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥299.13
|
$29.01
RUB2,599.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥42.72
|
$4.18
RUB374.55
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
China
|
Russia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥346.59
|
$58.04
RUB5,200.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥223.04
|
$36.63
RUB3,282.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥523.21
|
$78.11
RUB6,998.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥546.28
|
$78.83
RUB7,063.61
|
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