Cost of living comparison
Russia is 51.9% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Russia instead of United States, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
United States
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
United States
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
United States
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
|
pay 75.8% less for housing
United States
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
|
pay 75.6% less for childcare
United States
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
|
pay 59.6% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
United States
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
|
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