Germany vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1581
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3855
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$848
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1584
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$488
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2943
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$48718
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
8.37
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
80.9
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
26
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
94
85
😀 Quality of life
92
44
🏙️ Population
83.1M
147M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1581) is 142% more expensive than in Russia ($652). Germany ranked 27th vs 143rd for Russia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Germany compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 12th and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Germany vs Russia

We calculate prices for Germany and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 662 and 122 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Germany Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$777
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$605
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1553
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.6
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5580
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.2
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.74
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.61
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.49
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.1
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.2
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$455
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12634
$6135

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2013
3.68M
Hamburg City
$1909
1.85M
Munich
$2188
1.49M
Cologne
$1752
1.07M
Frankfurt
$1902
759K
Stuttgart
$1753
626K
Dusseldorf
$1776
619K
Essen
$1519
579K
Bremen City
$1716
563K
Dresden
$1406
555K
Dortmund
$1401
587K
Hanover
$1744
553K
Nuremberg
$1757
511K
Leipzig
$1371
625K
Duisburg
$1395
495K
Karlsruhe
$1805
307K
Mannheim
$1512
312K
Wuppertal
$1124
355K
Bochum
$1471
363K
Bonn
$1593
332K
Braunschweig
$1391
249K
Augsburg
$1751
296K
Bielefeld
$1422
334K
Halle
$1242
238K
Wiesbaden
$1713
279K
Aachen
$1502
249K
Munster
$1688
318K
Monchengladbach
$1476
261K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1275
232K
Magdeburg
$1297
236K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K