Cost of living comparison
Alaska is 3.8 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Alaska instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Alaska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB666.20
|
$24.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB408.92
|
$12.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB81.89
|
$2.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB39.54
|
$2.17
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Alaska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB47.33
|
$4.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB382.10
|
$6.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB311.69
|
$4.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB118.03
|
$3.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB167.50
|
$7.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.66
|
$3.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.34
|
$1.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB72.64
|
$2.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB87.71
|
$2.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.40
|
$1.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.25
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Alaska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB214.85
|
$4.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,853.01
|
$55.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,805,872.30
|
$29,169.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB429.77
|
$17.79
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Alaska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB608.66
|
$112.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB30,825.08
|
$1,493.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB21,145.43
|
$1,315.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,620.08
|
$158.91
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Alaska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB20,610.09
|
$937.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB540,625.91
|
$10,350.00
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Alaska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB145.60
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB166.90
|
$4.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB213.14
|
$11.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,819.08
|
$105.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB406.25
|
$14.18
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
Alaska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,640.98
|
$58.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,560.39
|
$48.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,591.30
|
$93.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,661.51
|
$118.33
|
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