Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.5 times more expensive than Rostov-na-donu.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Rostov-na-donu, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Rostov-na-donu
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
RUB495.37
|
$15.16
€13.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
RUB396.29
|
$10.32
€9.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RUB69.57
|
$2.71
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
RUB40.62
|
$1.81
€1.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Rostov-na-donu
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.25
|
$1.74
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
RUB325.64
|
$7.67
€6.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.32
RUB300.38
|
$4.36
€3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
RUB112.04
|
$3.02
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
RUB154.48
|
$3.87
€3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RUB42.27
|
$1.14
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RUB44.52
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB57.78
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
RUB68.62
|
$1.13
€1.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.94
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB19.21
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Rostov-na-donu
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.19
RUB198.24
|
$6.78
€6.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.69
RUB1,783.33
|
$54.15
€48.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,196.00
RUB3,368,504.18
|
$36,133.87
€32,561.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.13
RUB374.00
|
$14.65
€13.20
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Rostov-na-donu
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.94
RUB628.50
|
$33.64
€30.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.04
RUB30,341.31
|
$1,370.72
€1,235.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.25
RUB18,768.95
|
$989.21
€891.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.55
RUB6,841.77
|
$123.32
€111.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Rostov-na-donu
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.74
RUB20,805.47
|
$543.23
€489.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,831.83
RUB437,575.30
|
$9,978.95
€8,992.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Rostov-na-donu
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
RUB148.61
|
$3.79
€3.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
RUB147.74
|
$2.63
€2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
RUB222.42
|
$6.12
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.07
RUB2,813.28
|
$48.46
€43.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.05
RUB366.57
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
pay 9.9% more for clothing
Rostov-na-donu
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.58
RUB6,029.34
|
$83.95
€75.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
RUB3,219.89
|
$33.93
€30.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.27
RUB7,359.76
|
$87.19
€78.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
RUB8,173.58
|
$99.93
€90.05
|
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