Cost of living comparison
Russia is 67.2% cheaper than Oakland.
If you lived in Russia instead of Oakland, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
Oakland
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$6.85
RUB620.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.50
|
$4.21
RUB381.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$0.84
RUB76.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
|
$0.41
RUB36.85
|
|
pay 73.4% less for groceries
Oakland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.33
|
$0.49
RUB44.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.01
|
$3.93
RUB356.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
|
$3.21
RUB290.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.58
|
$1.21
RUB109.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
|
$1.72
RUB156.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.31
|
$0.56
RUB50.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.56
RUB50.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.90
|
$0.75
RUB67.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.90
RUB81.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.22
RUB19.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.22
RUB19.80
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
Oakland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$2.21
RUB200.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$170.00
|
$19.07
RUB1,726.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,536.00
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,614,481.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.70
|
$4.42
RUB400.46
|
|
pay 85.2% less for housing
Oakland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.08
|
$6.26
RUB567.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,466.25
|
$317.16
RUB28,722.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,787.50
|
$217.57
RUB19,703.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$279.36
|
$68.11
RUB6,168.52
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
Oakland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,738.89
|
$212.06
RUB19,204.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$37,770.00
|
$5,562.55
RUB503,749.30
|
|
pay 67.1% less for entertainment and sports
Oakland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$1.50
RUB135.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
|
$1.72
RUB155.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$2.19
RUB198.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
|
$29.01
RUB2,626.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$4.18
RUB378.54
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
Oakland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
|
$58.04
RUB5,256.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$36.63
RUB3,317.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.00
|
$78.11
RUB7,073.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.00
|
$78.83
RUB7,138.91
|
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