Cost of living comparison
Rostov-na-donu is 45.2% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Rostov-na-donu instead of Athens, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.64
|
$5.47
RUB495.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.78
|
$4.38
RUB396.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.91
|
$0.77
RUB69.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.45
RUB40.62
|
|
pay 48.4% less for groceries
Athens
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
$0.49
RUB44.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.20
|
$3.60
RUB325.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.75
|
$3.32
RUB300.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.25
|
$1.24
RUB112.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.53
|
$1.71
RUB154.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$0.47
RUB42.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.80
|
$0.49
RUB44.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.55
|
$0.64
RUB57.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.88
|
$0.76
RUB68.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.52
|
$0.22
RUB19.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$0.21
RUB19.21
|
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pay 35.2% less for transportation
Athens
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€6.90
|
$2.19
RUB198.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.28
|
$19.69
RUB1,783.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€24,690.58
|
$37,196.00
RUB3,368,504.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€10.93
|
$4.13
RUB374.00
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
Athens
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.35
|
$6.94
RUB628.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€567.95
|
$335.04
RUB30,341.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€480.18
|
$207.25
RUB18,768.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€148.72
|
$75.55
RUB6,841.77
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Athens
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€435.23
|
$229.74
RUB20,805.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,362.25
|
$4,831.83
RUB437,575.30
|
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.88
|
$1.64
RUB148.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.26
|
$1.63
RUB147.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.49
|
$2.46
RUB222.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€41.92
|
$31.07
RUB2,813.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.78
|
$4.05
RUB366.57
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
Athens
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€81.09
|
$66.58
RUB6,029.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€31.38
|
$35.56
RUB3,219.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€85.94
|
$81.27
RUB7,359.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€105.17
|
$90.26
RUB8,173.58
|
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