Cost of living comparison
Russia is 45.4% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Russia instead of Spain, you would:
pay 61.6% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.20
|
$6.51
RUB680.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.78
|
$4.14
RUB432.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.03
|
$0.80
RUB83.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$0.38
RUB40.16
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.24
|
$0.47
RUB48.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.06
|
$3.72
RUB388.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.96
|
$3.07
RUB320.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.53
|
$1.21
RUB126.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.20
|
$1.66
RUB172.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.54
RUB56.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.55
RUB57.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.71
RUB74.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.08
|
$0.89
RUB92.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.22
RUB22.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.21
RUB21.76
|
|
pay 51.9% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.08
|
$2.12
RUB221.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.62
|
$17.67
RUB1,845.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,035.74
|
$26,642.44
RUB2,783,095.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.87
|
$4.15
RUB433.53
|
|
pay 63.3% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.35
|
$5.97
RUB624.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€830.66
|
$304.49
RUB31,807.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€659.05
|
$210.86
RUB22,026.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€99.00
|
$64.94
RUB6,783.54
|
|
pay 40.9% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€367.52
|
$190.09
RUB19,857.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,000.77
|
$5,074.52
RUB530,089.44
|
|
pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.71
|
$1.42
RUB148.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.88
|
$1.67
RUB174.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.39
|
$2.10
RUB219.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.82
|
$28.15
RUB2,941.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.22
|
$3.97
RUB415.06
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€72.26
|
$51.85
RUB5,416.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.58
|
$33.92
RUB3,543.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€74.23
|
$76.53
RUB7,994.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€87.02
|
$75.61
RUB7,898.46
|
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