Cost of living comparison
Russia is 50.6% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.9% less in Russia
- Groceries
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pay 53.1% less in Russia
- Transportation
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pay 52.3% less in Russia
- Housing
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pay 62.1% less in Russia
- Childcare
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pay 54.5% less in Russia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 48.5% less in Russia
- Clothing
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pay 19.8% less in Russia
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Russia.
If you lived in Russia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.39
|
$6.51
RUB592.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.59
|
$4.14
RUB376.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.43
|
$0.80
RUB72.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.16
|
$0.38
RUB34.97
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
Italy
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.95
|
$0.47
RUB42.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.51
|
$3.72
RUB337.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.27
|
$3.07
RUB279.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.25
|
$1.21
RUB110.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.81
|
$1.66
RUB150.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.54
RUB49.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.55
RUB50.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.71
RUB64.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.25
|
$0.89
RUB80.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.22
RUB19.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.21
RUB18.95
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
Italy
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.89
|
$2.12
RUB192.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.99
|
$17.67
RUB1,607.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,900.96
|
$26,642.44
RUB2,423,540.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.23
|
$4.15
RUB377.52
|
|
pay 62.1% less for housing
Italy
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.52
|
$5.97
RUB543.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€625.45
|
$304.49
RUB27,698.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€487.93
|
$210.86
RUB19,180.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€143.35
|
$64.94
RUB5,907.16
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
Italy
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€484.89
|
$190.09
RUB17,291.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,022.11
|
$5,074.52
RUB461,605.77
|
|
pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.78
|
$1.42
RUB129.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.61
|
$1.67
RUB151.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.91
|
$2.10
RUB190.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.68
|
$28.15
RUB2,561.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.95
|
$3.97
RUB361.43
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Italy
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€74.74
|
$51.85
RUB4,716.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.28
|
$33.92
RUB3,085.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.03
|
$76.53
RUB6,961.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.02
|
$75.61
RUB6,878.04
|
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