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Rostov-na-donu vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Rostov-na-donu is 64.6% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 73.7% less in Rostov-na-donu
Groceries: pay 66.8% less in Rostov-na-donu
Transportation: pay 61.2% less in Rostov-na-donu
Housing: pay 74.0% less in Rostov-na-donu
Childcare: pay 70.8% less in Rostov-na-donu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.0% less in Rostov-na-donu
Clothing: pay 40.9% less in Rostov-na-donu

Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Rostov-na-donu.

Rostov-na-donu vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rostov-na-donu instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 73.7% less for restaurants

	Paris	Rostov-na-donu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$6.63 RUB732.67	-58.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 €12.47	$4.08 RUB450.87	-68.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.09 €3.97	$0.73 RUB80.34	-82.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.87	$0.43 RUB47.62	-85.4%
Average			-73.7%

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pay 66.8% less for groceries

	Paris	Rostov-na-donu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.95	$0.45 RUB49.70	-77.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.23 €10.89	$3.64 RUB402.08	-67.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 €5.24	$3.23 RUB356.92	-40.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.70	$1.23 RUB135.87	-74.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €6.13	$1.63 RUB180.35	-74.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.53	$0.45 RUB49.29	-71.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €1.02	$0.51 RUB56.81	-51.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.45	$0.58 RUB63.91	-61.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.72	$0.83 RUB91.90	-53.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €1.07	$0.21 RUB23.66	-80.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.17	$0.21 RUB22.75	-83.0%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 61.2% less for transportation

	Paris	Rostov-na-donu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €7.42	$2.08 RUB230.05	-72.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.60 €89.80	$19.39 RUB2,141.64	-79.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,688.77 €31,701.28	$29,601.13 RUB3,268,825.65	-9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.84 €24.09	$4.08 RUB450.87	-83.6%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 74.0% less for housing

	Paris	Rostov-na-donu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.65 €32.64	$6.67 RUB736.43	-80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,367.25 €1,325.95	$335.99 RUB37,103.05	-75.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.37 €1,025.43	$216.32 RUB23,887.57	-79.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.37 €182.68	$73.21 RUB8,084.19	-61.1%
Average			-74.0%

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pay 70.8% less for childcare

	Paris	Rostov-na-donu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$756.26 €733.42	$236.81 RUB26,150.61	-68.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,942.48 €15,460.87	$4,299.82 RUB474,825.11	-73.0%
Average			-70.8%

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pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Rostov-na-donu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €7.28	$1.02 RUB112.72	-86.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 €4.18	$1.63 RUB180.26	-62.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €12.99	$2.29 RUB253.05	-82.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.48 €35.38	$28.09 RUB3,101.63	-23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €13.51	$4.08 RUB450.87	-70.7%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 40.9% less for clothing

	Paris	Rostov-na-donu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.81 €100.67	$52.51 RUB5,798.72	-49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.57 €45.16	$32.28 RUB3,564.71	-30.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.54 €108.17	$70.32 RUB7,765.03	-37.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.98 €144.47	$79.74 RUB8,806.10	-46.5%
Average			-40.9%

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