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Rostov-na-donu vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Rostov-na-donu is 1.3% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.9% more in Rostov-na-donu
Groceries: pay 4.7% less in Rostov-na-donu
Transportation: pay 4.4% more in Rostov-na-donu
Housing: pay 9.3% more in Rostov-na-donu
Childcare: pay 4.7% more in Rostov-na-donu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% less in Rostov-na-donu
Clothing: pay 1.5% less in Rostov-na-donu

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, and restaurants in Rostov-na-donu are more expensive than in Russia. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Rostov-na-donu.

Rostov-na-donu vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rostov-na-donu instead of Russia, you would:

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pay 0.9% more for restaurants

	Russia	Rostov-na-donu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 RUB718.87	$6.63 RUB732.67	+1.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.14 RUB457.53	$4.08 RUB450.87	-1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 RUB88.10	$0.73 RUB80.34	-8.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 RUB42.45	$0.43 RUB47.62	+12.2%
Average			+0.9%

Russia vs. Rostov-na-donu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.7% less for groceries

	Russia	Rostov-na-donu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.47 RUB51.75	$0.45 RUB49.70	-4.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 RUB410.28	$3.64 RUB402.08	-2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.07 RUB339.28	$3.23 RUB356.92	+5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.21 RUB133.73	$1.23 RUB135.87	+1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.66 RUB182.88	$1.63 RUB180.35	-1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 RUB59.81	$0.45 RUB49.29	-17.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 RUB60.88	$0.51 RUB56.81	-6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 RUB78.81	$0.58 RUB63.91	-18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RUB97.86	$0.83 RUB91.90	-6.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RUB23.89	$0.21 RUB23.66	-1.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB23.01	$0.21 RUB22.75	-1.1%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 4.4% more for transportation

	Russia	Rostov-na-donu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.12 RUB233.95	$2.08 RUB230.05	-1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.67 RUB1,950.88	$19.39 RUB2,141.64	+9.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,642.44 RUB2,942,100.05	$29,601.13 RUB3,268,825.65	+11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.15 RUB458.30	$4.08 RUB450.87	-1.6%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 9.3% more for housing

	Russia	Rostov-na-donu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.97 RUB659.74	$6.67 RUB736.43	+11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$304.49 RUB33,624.93	$335.99 RUB37,103.05	+10.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.86 RUB23,284.59	$216.32 RUB23,887.57	+2.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.94 RUB7,171.10	$73.21 RUB8,084.19	+12.7%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 4.7% more for childcare

	Russia	Rostov-na-donu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.09 RUB20,991.74	$236.81 RUB26,150.61	+24.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,074.52 RUB560,374.63	$4,299.82 RUB474,825.11	-15.3%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Rostov-na-donu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 RUB157.11	$1.02 RUB112.72	-28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 RUB184.49	$1.63 RUB180.26	-2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 RUB231.65	$2.29 RUB253.05	+9.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.15 RUB3,109.06	$28.09 RUB3,101.63	-0.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.97 RUB438.77	$4.08 RUB450.87	+2.8%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

	Russia	Rostov-na-donu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.85 RUB5,725.58	$52.51 RUB5,798.72	+1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.92 RUB3,745.92	$32.28 RUB3,564.71	-4.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.53 RUB8,450.79	$70.32 RUB7,765.03	-8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.61 RUB8,349.72	$79.74 RUB8,806.10	+5.5%
Average			-1.5%

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