Cost of living comparison
Rostov-na-donu is 22.1% cheaper than Quito.
If you lived in Rostov-na-donu instead of Quito, you would:
pay 21.9% less for restaurants
Quito
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$6.63
RUB647.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$4.08
RUB398.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$0.73
RUB70.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.43
RUB42.07
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Quito
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.45
RUB43.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$3.64
RUB355.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$3.23
RUB315.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$1.23
RUB120.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$1.63
RUB159.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.45
RUB43.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.51
RUB50.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.58
RUB56.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.83
RUB81.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.21
RUB20.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.21
RUB20.10
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Quito
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$2.08
RUB203.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$19.39
RUB1,891.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$29,601.13
RUB2,887,577.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$4.08
RUB398.29
|
|
pay 2.9% less for housing
Quito
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$6.67
RUB650.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$335.99
RUB32,775.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$216.32
RUB21,101.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$73.21
RUB7,141.32
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
Quito
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$236.81
RUB23,100.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$4,299.82
RUB419,445.48
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.02
RUB99.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$1.63
RUB159.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$2.29
RUB223.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$28.09
RUB2,739.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$4.08
RUB398.29
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Quito
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$52.51
RUB5,122.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$32.28
RUB3,148.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$70.32
RUB6,859.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$79.74
RUB7,779.03
|
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