Cost of living comparison
Rostov-na-donu is 50.9% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Rostov-na-donu instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 70.6% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€13.73
|
$5.47
RUB495.37
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€9.81
|
$4.38
RUB396.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.77
|
$0.77
RUB69.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.47
|
$0.45
RUB40.62
|
|
pay 57.8% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.93
|
$0.49
RUB44.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.25
|
$3.60
RUB325.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.22
|
$3.32
RUB300.38
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.15
|
$1.24
RUB112.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.75
|
$1.71
RUB154.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.18
|
$0.47
RUB42.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$0.49
RUB44.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.95
|
$0.64
RUB57.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.48
|
$0.76
RUB68.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$0.22
RUB19.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$0.21
RUB19.21
|
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pay 50.7% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.69
|
$2.19
RUB198.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€48.06
|
$19.69
RUB1,783.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,210.33
|
$37,196.00
RUB3,368,504.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€22.95
|
$4.13
RUB374.00
|
|
pay 77.9% less for housing
Berlin
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€38.32
|
$6.94
RUB628.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,254.44
|
$335.04
RUB30,341.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€890.98
|
$207.25
RUB18,768.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€250.83
|
$75.55
RUB6,841.77
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€188.42
|
$229.74
RUB20,805.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,495.43
|
$4,831.83
RUB437,575.30
|
|
pay 57.1% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.41
|
$1.64
RUB148.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.65
|
$1.63
RUB147.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.04
|
$2.46
RUB222.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€33.85
|
$31.07
RUB2,813.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.02
|
$4.05
RUB366.57
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€80.04
|
$66.58
RUB6,029.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.19
|
$35.56
RUB3,219.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€86.97
|
$81.27
RUB7,359.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€130.15
|
$90.26
RUB8,173.58
|
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