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Cost of living and expenses in Russia
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Russia?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Russia, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Russia
(The last update: 4 days ago)
Currency in Russia Russian ruble (RUB). For 10 US dollars you can get 1.01 thousand Russian rubles. For 100 US dollars you can get 10.1 thousand Russian rubles. And the other way around: For 100 Russian rubles you can get 0.995 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Russia
What are the different prices in the cities in Russia? Look here: Prices in cities in Russia
Prices: Irkutsk Izhevsk Krasnodar Krasnoyarsk Moscow Novosibirsk Rostov-na-donu Saint Petersburg Samara Sochi
fees
$83 ($56 - $127)
by half less than in United States
internet
$5.6 ($4 - $8.5)
92% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$57 ($19.9 - $119)
8.6% more than in United States
average earnings
$511
89% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$382 ($209 - $796)
79% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$448 ($249 - $877)
81% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Russia:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.36 (RUB 36)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $25 (RUB 2.5K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $0.53 (RUB 53)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $26.8K (RUB 2.69M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $382 (RUB 38.4K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $254 (RUB 25.5K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $689 (RUB 69.3K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $448 (RUB 45.1K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $83 (RUB 8.34K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $5.6 (RUB 558)
- numb_34 $4.6 (RUB 464)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $57 (RUB 5.73K)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $34 (RUB 3.39K)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $75 (RUB 7.52K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $76 (RUB 7.63K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $25.9K (RUB 2.6M)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $230 (RUB 23.1K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $2.05K (RUB 206K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $5.7K (RUB 573K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.32K (RUB 133K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $511 (RUB 51.3K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 12%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $1.5 (RUB 150)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.3 (RUB 30)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $4.8 (RUB 480)
Price changes in previous years in Russia
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $797(RUB 80.1K), 2011: $612(RUB 61.6K), 2012: $929(RUB 93.4K), 2013: $959(RUB 96.4K), 2014: $968(RUB 97.3K), 2015: $1.06K(RUB 106K), 2016: $1.18K(RUB 119K), 2017: $1.21K(RUB 121K), and 2018: $1.23K(RUB 124K)
Have earnings increased in Russia?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $214(RUB 21.5K), 2011: $224(RUB 22.5K), 2012: $267(RUB 26.9K), 2013: $263(RUB 26.4K), 2014: $303(RUB 30.5K), 2015: $348(RUB 35K), 2016: $355(RUB 35.7K), 2017: $400(RUB 40.2K), and 2018: $403(RUB 40.5K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $27(RUB 2.69K), 2011: $26(RUB 2.66K), 2012: $45(RUB 4.54K), 2013: $53(RUB 5.32K), 2014: $54(RUB 5.41K), 2015: $58(RUB 5.83K), 2016: $62(RUB 6.23K), 2017: $66(RUB 6.65K), and 2018: $70(RUB 7.03K)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $5.1(RUB 513), 2011: $4.6(RUB 466), 2012: $4.2(RUB 427), 2013: $4.1(RUB 412), 2014: $3.7(RUB 375), 2015: $3.8(RUB 378), 2016: $3.8(RUB 379), 2017: $4.3(RUB 436), and 2018: $4.7(RUB 475)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Russia in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $30(RUB 3.04K), 2011: $31(RUB 3.07K), 2012: $35(RUB 3.53K), 2013: $35(RUB 3.48K), 2014: $36(RUB 3.62K), 2015: $40(RUB 4.07K), 2016: $48(RUB 4.78K), 2017: $50(RUB 5.02K), and 2018: $47(RUB 4.76K)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
wine
$5 ($3.5 - $8.9)
67% is less expensive than in United States
bottle of water
$0.38 ($0.27 - $1)
81% is less expensive than in United States
rice
$1 ($0.65 - $1.5)
77% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$57 ($19.9 - $119)
8.6% more than in United States
coffee
$1.7 ($0.8 - $3)
66% is less expensive than in United States
local beer
$1.6 ($0.7 - $3.5)
73% is less expensive than in United States