Cost of living comparison
Rostov-na-donu is 56.4% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Rostov-na-donu instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.43
|
$6.63
RUB692.06
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.32
|
$4.08
RUB425.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.77
|
$0.73
RUB75.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.72
|
$0.43
RUB44.98
|
|
pay 57.6% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.88
|
$0.45
RUB46.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.39
|
$3.64
RUB379.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.39
|
$3.23
RUB337.14
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.15
|
$1.23
RUB128.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.19
|
$1.63
RUB170.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.29
|
$0.45
RUB46.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.51
RUB53.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$0.58
RUB60.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$0.83
RUB86.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.21
RUB22.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.21
RUB21.49
|
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pay 56.8% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.90
|
$2.08
RUB217.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€50.41
|
$19.39
RUB2,022.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,523.33
|
$29,601.13
RUB3,087,655.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€28.19
|
$4.08
RUB425.88
|
|
pay 77.0% less for housing
Berlin
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€43.18
|
$6.67
RUB695.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,227.46
|
$335.99
RUB35,046.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€901.19
|
$216.32
RUB22,563.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€252.97
|
$73.21
RUB7,636.14
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€294.67
|
$236.81
RUB24,701.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,252.42
|
$4,299.82
RUB448,508.65
|
|
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.12
|
$1.02
RUB106.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.82
|
$1.63
RUB170.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.74
|
$2.29
RUB239.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€36.37
|
$28.09
RUB2,929.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€13.12
|
$4.08
RUB425.88
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€82.06
|
$52.51
RUB5,477.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€39.35
|
$32.28
RUB3,367.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€91.66
|
$70.32
RUB7,334.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€132.75
|
$79.74
RUB8,318.04
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