Cost of living comparison
Russia is 57.5% cheaper than Delaware.
If you lived in Russia instead of Delaware, you would:
pay 64.4% less for restaurants
Delaware
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.50
|
$6.85
RUB668.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$4.21
RUB410.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.84
RUB82.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$0.41
RUB39.70
|
|
pay 60.9% less for groceries
Delaware
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
|
$0.49
RUB47.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.07
|
$3.93
RUB383.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$3.21
RUB312.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
|
$1.21
RUB118.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
|
$1.72
RUB168.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.63
|
$0.56
RUB54.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.56
RUB54.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.57
|
$0.75
RUB72.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$0.90
RUB88.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$0.22
RUB21.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.22
RUB21.34
|
|
pay 45.3% less for transportation
Delaware
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
|
$2.21
RUB215.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.00
|
$19.07
RUB1,860.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,165.93
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,817,182.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
|
$4.42
RUB431.51
|
|
pay 74.2% less for housing
Delaware
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.86
|
$6.26
RUB611.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,366.67
|
$317.16
RUB30,949.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,400.00
|
$217.57
RUB21,230.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.73
|
$68.11
RUB6,646.76
|
|
pay 88.7% less for childcare
Delaware
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,794.14
|
$212.06
RUB20,693.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$51,000.00
|
$5,562.55
RUB542,805.17
|
|
pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports
Delaware
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.25
|
$1.50
RUB146.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
|
$1.72
RUB167.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.55
|
$2.19
RUB214.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.92
|
$29.01
RUB2,830.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
|
$4.18
RUB407.89
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Delaware
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.21
|
$58.04
RUB5,663.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.23
|
$36.63
RUB3,574.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.72
|
$78.11
RUB7,621.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.99
|
$78.83
RUB7,692.39
|
|
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