Cost of living comparison
Finland is 2.5 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Finland instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB650.15
|
$14.18
€13.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB413.79
|
$10.44
€9.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB79.68
|
$2.58
€2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB38.39
|
$1.86
€1.77
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB46.80
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB371.06
|
$3.70
€3.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB306.84
|
$4.27
€4.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB120.95
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB165.40
|
$5.38
€5.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB54.10
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB55.06
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB71.27
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB88.51
|
$1.67
€1.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.61
|
$0.56
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.81
|
$0.75
€0.71
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB211.59
|
$7.64
€7.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,764.39
|
$60.52
€57.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,660,850.94
|
$31,800.37
€30,158.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB414.49
|
$18.35
€17.41
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB596.68
|
$22.24
€21.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB30,410.57
|
$734.49
€696.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,058.71
|
$604.75
€573.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,485.58
|
$96.90
€91.90
|
|
pay 62.3% more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB18,985.04
|
$291.42
€276.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB506,805.80
|
$8,693.67
€8,244.75
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB142.09
|
$7.29
€6.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB166.86
|
$4.21
€3.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB209.51
|
$10.54
€9.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,811.85
|
$41.73
€39.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB396.82
|
$15.60
€14.79
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,178.24
|
$75.15
€71.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,387.83
|
$31.18
€29.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,642.94
|
$82.09
€77.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,551.53
|
$108.56
€102.96
|
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