Cost of living comparison
Russia is 4.2% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Russia instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$6.51
RUB670.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$4.14
RUB426.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$0.80
RUB82.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.38
RUB39.57
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$0.47
RUB48.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$3.72
RUB382.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$3.07
RUB316.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$1.21
RUB124.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$1.66
RUB170.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$0.54
RUB55.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.55
RUB56.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.71
RUB73.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.89
RUB91.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.22
RUB22.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.21
RUB21.45
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$2.12
RUB218.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$17.67
RUB1,818.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$26,642.44
RUB2,742,722.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$4.15
RUB427.24
|
|
pay 80.1% more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$5.97
RUB615.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$304.49
RUB31,346.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$210.86
RUB21,706.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$64.94
RUB6,685.13
|
|
pay 83.8% more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$190.09
RUB19,569.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$5,074.52
RUB522,399.66
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$1.42
RUB146.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$1.67
RUB171.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$2.10
RUB215.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$28.15
RUB2,898.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$3.97
RUB409.03
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$51.85
RUB5,337.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$33.92
RUB3,492.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$76.53
RUB7,878.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$75.61
RUB7,783.88
|
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