Cost of living comparison
Delaware is 3.9 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Delaware instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB645.87
|
$18.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB396.44
|
$9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB79.39
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB38.34
|
$2.06
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB45.89
|
$2.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB370.44
|
$8.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB302.18
|
$3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB114.43
|
$3.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB162.39
|
$3.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB52.99
|
$2.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB52.69
|
$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB70.42
|
$2.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB85.03
|
$2.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.74
|
$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.60
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB208.29
|
$3.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,796.46
|
$60.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,720,242.97
|
$29,165.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB416.66
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Russia
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB590.09
|
$52.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB29,884.37
|
$1,366.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB20,500.11
|
$1,400.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,418.05
|
$128.73
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,981.11
|
$1,794.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB524,127.14
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB141.16
|
$5.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB161.80
|
$4.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB206.64
|
$10.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,733.05
|
$24.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB393.85
|
$11.62
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Russia
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,468.83
|
$54.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,451.74
|
$45.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,359.63
|
$93.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,427.70
|
$127.99
|
|
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