Cost of living comparison
London is 4.6 times more expensive than Rostov-na-donu.
If you lived in London instead of Rostov-na-donu, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Rostov-na-donu
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
RUB495.37
|
$25.22
£19.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
RUB396.29
|
$10.09
£7.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RUB69.57
|
$2.54
£1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
RUB40.62
|
$2.08
£1.58
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Rostov-na-donu
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.25
|
$1.96
£1.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
RUB325.64
|
$4.74
£3.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.32
RUB300.38
|
$6.34
£4.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
RUB112.04
|
$3.99
£3.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
RUB154.48
|
$4.28
£3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RUB42.27
|
$1.47
£1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RUB44.52
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB57.78
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
RUB68.62
|
$1.76
£1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.94
|
$0.73
£0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB19.21
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for transportation
Rostov-na-donu
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.19
RUB198.24
|
$7.20
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.69
RUB1,783.33
|
$252.24
£191.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,196.00
RUB3,368,504.18
|
$34,406.00
£26,157.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.13
RUB374.00
|
$25.33
£19.25
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
Rostov-na-donu
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.94
RUB628.50
|
$39.12
£29.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.04
RUB30,341.31
|
$2,697.16
£2,050.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.25
RUB18,768.95
|
$2,027.26
£1,541.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.55
RUB6,841.77
|
$284.51
£216.30
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Rostov-na-donu
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.74
RUB20,805.47
|
$2,321.07
£1,764.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,831.83
RUB437,575.30
|
$25,293.41
£19,229.56
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Rostov-na-donu
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
RUB148.61
|
$8.20
£6.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
RUB147.74
|
$4.56
£3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
RUB222.42
|
$18.92
£14.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.07
RUB2,813.28
|
$58.95
£44.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.05
RUB366.57
|
$18.92
£14.38
|
|
pay 42.3% more for clothing
Rostov-na-donu
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.58
RUB6,029.34
|
$103.07
£78.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
RUB3,219.89
|
$49.65
£37.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.27
RUB7,359.76
|
$112.31
£85.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
RUB8,173.58
|
$123.32
£93.75
|
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