Cost of Living in Russia

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Cost of living in Russia is 50.26% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in Russia is 64.71% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	6.55 €	3.93-9.17
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	26.20 €	17.03-39.30
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	3.93 €	3.28-5.24
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	0.92 €	0.70-1.97
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	1.70 €	1.31-2.75
Cappuccino (regular)	1.61 €	1.05-2.62
Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle)	0.64 €	0.46-1.05
Water (11.2 oz small bottle)	0.40 €	0.26-0.72
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	2.77 €	2.08-3.47
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	0.37 €	0.27-0.53
Rice (white), (1 lb)	0.37 €	0.27-0.53
Eggs (regular) (12)	0.90 €	0.71-1.10
Local Cheese (1 lb)	2.65 €	2.08-4.04
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	1.48 €	1.07-1.90
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	2.66 €	1.90-3.56
Apples (1 lb)	0.50 €	0.36-0.71
Banana (1 lb)	0.37 €	0.30-0.48
Oranges (1 lb)	0.48 €	0.36-0.60
Tomato (1 lb)	0.68 €	0.39-1.19
Potato (1 lb)	0.18 €	0.12-0.30
Onion (1 lb)	0.16 €	0.11-0.24
Lettuce (1 head)	0.72 €	0.39-1.31
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	0.48 €	0.33-0.66
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	5.24 €	3.93-6.94
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	0.76 €	0.59-0.98
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	1.45 €	0.92-1.97
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	1.57 €	1.31-1.83
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	0.39 €	0.26-0.66
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	23.58 €	13.17-27.51
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	1.30 €	0.72-1.97
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	0.25 €	0.19-0.42
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	3.93 €	3.14-7.07
Gasoline (1 gallon)	2.03 €	1.88-2.23
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	13,743.32 €	10,481.08-16,376.69
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	14,826.48 €	12,420.08-17,031.76
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	89.37 €	59.39-125.28
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.02 €	0.01-0.04
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	6.12 €	4.59-7.86
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	28.64 €	16.38-49.13
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	13.22 €	6.55-26.20
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	4.39 €	3.28-5.24
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	246.03 €	131.01-458.55
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	5,690.30 €	2,358.24-11,005.14
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	60.89 €	32.75-91.71
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	34.01 €	19.65-52.41
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	66.55 €	45.85-91.71
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	81.93 €	52.41-131.01
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	382.66 €	196.52-786.08
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	270.86 €	131.01-458.55
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	684.16 €	327.53-1,572.16
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	454.61 €	248.93-786.08
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	122.54 €	60.86-365.14
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	83.97 €	45.03-182.57
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	479.12 €
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	11.24	0.12-0.18

Prices in Russia

These data are based on 43986 entries in the past 18 months from 3076 different contributors.
Last update: August 2018
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

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By City in Russia

City	Cost of Living Index	Rent Index	Cost of Living Plus Rent Index	Groceries Index	Restaurant Price Index	Local Purchasing Power Index
Moscow	41.90	27.36	34.98	31.71	45.66	58.28
Saint Petersburg	36.44	16.19	26.81	28.83	37.73	55.75
Chelyabinsk	33.67	7.26	21.11	28.87	33.29	45.03
Yekaterinburg	33.64	10.44	22.60	27.49	30.64	52.79
Samara	33.52	10.15	22.40	26.24	37.42	42.12
Kaliningrad	33.11	6.90	20.64	26.85	36.67	42.27
Nizhny Novgorod	32.37	9.76	21.61	26.34	32.25	41.15
Perm	32.06	9.48	21.32	24.76	33.06	46.00
Kazan	31.35	10.24	21.31	25.03	36.47	50.61
Novosibirsk	30.99	9.90	20.96	26.51	27.85	48.94
Rostov-na-donu	30.52	9.78	20.66	23.68	32.34	42.36
Krasnodar	29.88	9.42	20.15	24.16	29.17	48.66
Voronezh	29.67	6.97	18.87	25.26	27.35	48.85

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