Cost of Living in Russia
Cost of living in Russia is 52.98% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account).
Rent in Russia is, on average, 75.12% lower than in United States.
| Restaurants | [ Edit ] | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 500.00 руб | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 2,000.00 руб | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 250.00 руб | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 100.00 руб | |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 180.00 руб | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 122.77 руб | |
| Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 51.24 руб | |
| Water (12 oz small bottle) | 30.94 руб | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 227.74 руб | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 31.71 руб | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 29.47 руб | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 75.47 руб | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 232.17 руб | |
| Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 116.26 руб | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 209.85 руб | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 40.64 руб | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 30.66 руб | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 39.80 руб | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 62.02 руб | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 15.16 руб | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 14.42 руб | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 61.84 руб | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 36.57 руб | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 400.00 руб | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 60.53 руб | |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 112.05 руб | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 150.00 руб | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 26.00 руб | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 1,900.00 руб | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 100.00 руб | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 24.14 руб | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 300.00 руб | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 170.83 руб | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 1,400,000.00 руб | |
| Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 1,309,149.70 руб | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 7,085.02 руб | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 1.73 руб | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 485.64 руб | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 2,161.80 руб | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 1,121.67 руб | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 300.00 руб | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 16,890.16 руб | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 387,408.94 руб | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 4,441.77 руб | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 2,652.75 руб | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 5,211.17 руб | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 6,077.05 руб | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 23,646.14 руб | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 16,791.21 руб | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 43,129.95 руб | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 29,240.73 руб | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 8,283.72 руб | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 5,433.82 руб | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 33,482.70 руб | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 10.45 |
Prices in Russia
This country had 40987 entries in the past 12 months by 3371 different contributors.
Last update: May 2020
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
Last update: May 2020
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
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By City in Russia
Rank |
City |
Cost of Living Index |
Rent Index |
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index |
Groceries Index |
Restaurant Price Index |
Local Purchasing Power Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow | 41.15 | 26.34 | 34.04 | 31.65 | 39.52 | 50.85 | |
| Vladivostok | 39.03 | 13.79 | 26.91 | 34.34 | 31.88 | 34.62 | |
| Saint Petersburg | 36.45 | 16.19 | 26.72 | 30.26 | 30.85 | 43.31 | |
| Rostov-na-donu | 34.02 | 8.85 | 21.94 | 26.49 | 35.75 | 34.33 | |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 33.45 | 10.14 | 22.26 | 27.75 | 29.54 | 36.61 | |
| Volgograd | 33.18 | 7.69 | 20.94 | 25.21 | 40.29 | 31.70 | |
| Voronezh | 33.09 | 7.32 | 20.72 | 27.83 | 31.64 | 33.64 | |
| Krasnoyarsk | 32.35 | 8.31 | 20.81 | 29.31 | 26.97 | 38.32 | |
| Kaliningrad | 32.28 | 7.19 | 20.23 | 27.54 | 24.36 | 36.20 | |
| Samara | 32.06 | 9.48 | 21.22 | 26.41 | 27.91 | 33.16 | |
| Novosibirsk | 32.06 | 10.06 | 21.50 | 28.52 | 24.69 | 35.14 | |
| Yekaterinburg | 31.92 | 9.51 | 21.16 | 24.82 | 26.93 | 44.69 | |
| Irkutsk | 31.62 | 9.55 | 21.02 | 26.99 | 27.71 | 35.14 | |
| Kazan | 31.56 | 9.37 | 20.91 | 27.21 | 28.35 | 39.02 | |
| Perm | 31.20 | 7.85 | 19.99 | 26.30 | 25.80 | 40.12 | |
| Saratov | 30.95 | 6.57 | 19.24 | 25.07 | 28.13 | 30.71 | |
| Ufa | 30.75 | 8.79 | 20.21 | 25.01 | 29.36 | 38.11 | |
| Tomsk | 30.54 | 7.12 | 19.30 | 26.51 | 23.44 | 40.04 | |
| Krasnodar | 30.51 | 8.51 | 19.95 | 25.20 | 26.25 | 39.39 | |
| Chelyabinsk | 30.49 | 6.56 | 19.00 | 25.62 | 23.18 | 39.47 | |
| Izhevsk | 28.85 | 6.24 | 18.00 | 25.63 | 22.18 | 36.61 |
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