Cost of living comparison
California is 4.4 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in California instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB680.02
|
$21.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB432.80
|
$11.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB83.34
|
$2.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB40.16
|
$2.16
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Russia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB48.95
|
$4.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB388.11
|
$6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB320.94
|
$4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB126.50
|
$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB172.99
|
$5.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB56.58
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB57.59
|
$0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB74.55
|
$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB92.58
|
$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB22.60
|
$1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.76
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Russia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB221.31
|
$4.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,845.45
|
$62.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,783,095.57
|
$30,005.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB433.53
|
$20.07
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for housing
Russia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB624.09
|
$68.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB31,807.69
|
$2,371.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB22,026.19
|
$2,055.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,783.54
|
$171.68
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Russia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB19,857.25
|
$1,682.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB530,089.44
|
$30,905.75
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB148.61
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB174.52
|
$5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB219.13
|
$10.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,941.04
|
$66.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB415.06
|
$14.41
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
Russia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,416.14
|
$52.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,543.47
|
$40.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,994.07
|
$85.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,898.46
|
$117.31
|
|
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