Cost of living comparison
India is 29.7% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in India instead of Russia, you would:
pay 44.0% less for restaurants
|
Russia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB654.08
|
$2.40
₹203.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB416.29
|
$3.90
₹330.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB80.16
|
$0.40
₹33.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB38.62
|
$0.17
₹14.07
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
|
Russia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB47.08
|
$0.46
₹39.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB373.30
|
$2.54
₹214.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB308.69
|
$2.56
₹216.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB121.68
|
$0.94
₹79.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB166.39
|
$1.37
₹115.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB54.42
|
$0.88
₹74.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB55.39
|
$0.32
₹27.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB71.70
|
$0.48
₹40.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB89.04
|
$0.24
₹20.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.74
|
$0.16
₹13.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.93
|
$0.19
₹15.89
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
|
Russia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB212.86
|
$4.62
₹390.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,775.04
|
$10.12
₹857.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,676,915.71
|
$13,525.56
₹1,145,228.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB416.99
|
$2.94
₹248.83
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
|
Russia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB600.28
|
$7.39
₹625.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB30,594.17
|
$138.05
₹11,689.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,185.85
|
$90.33
₹7,648.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,524.74
|
$29.97
₹2,537.50
|
|
pay 69.9% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB19,099.67
|
$55.73
₹4,718.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB509,865.62
|
$1,565.54
₹132,556.47
|
|
pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB142.94
|
$1.84
₹155.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB167.86
|
$1.59
₹134.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB210.77
|
$3.59
₹304.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,828.83
|
$15.33
₹1,298.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB399.22
|
$3.35
₹283.85
|
|
pay 45.8% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,209.51
|
$24.02
₹2,034.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,408.28
|
$25.36
₹2,147.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,689.08
|
$41.62
₹3,523.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,597.12
|
$31.12
₹2,634.68
|
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