Cost of living comparison
London is 5.2 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in London instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB670.16
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB426.52
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB82.13
|
$2.46
£1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB39.57
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Russia
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB48.24
|
$2.07
£1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB382.48
|
$5.65
£4.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB316.28
|
$6.31
£5.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB124.67
|
$4.45
£3.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB170.48
|
$4.26
£3.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB55.76
|
$1.56
£1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB56.76
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB73.47
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB91.23
|
$1.79
£1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB22.27
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.45
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB218.10
|
$7.39
£5.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,818.68
|
$258.31
£205.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,742,722.40
|
$36,531.14
£29,070.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB427.24
|
$35.26
£28.06
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB615.03
|
$41.63
£33.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB31,346.27
|
$2,834.46
£2,255.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,706.66
|
$2,063.73
£1,642.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,685.13
|
$263.90
£210.00
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
|
Russia
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB19,569.19
|
$2,333.60
£1,857.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB522,399.66
|
$27,892.30
£22,195.77
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB146.46
|
$8.27
£6.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB171.99
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB215.95
|
$19.76
£15.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,898.37
|
$65.66
£52.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB409.03
|
$16.14
£12.85
|
|
pay 66.3% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,337.57
|
$96.94
£77.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,492.07
|
$50.55
£40.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,878.10
|
$114.87
£91.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,783.88
|
$135.36
£107.72
|
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