Germany vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1755
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4140
$2190
🏠 One person rent
$924
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$1569
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$552
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$59.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3290
$772
💸 GDP per capita
$55800
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
8.67
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
80.5
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
22
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
94
85
😀 Quality of life
91
49
🏙️ Population
83.5M
144M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1755) is 94% more expensive than in Russia ($902). Germany ranked 24th vs 109th 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 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 12th and 93rd 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
$16.3
$9.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.32
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$1218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$701
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5862
$3624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4371
$2019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.7
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$5.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$9.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.79
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.8
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15339
$9820

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Cities Comparison in Germany vs Russia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2222
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2172
1.91M
Munich
$2463
1.51M
Frankfurt
$2182
776K
Cologne
$1968
1.09M
Dusseldorf
$1979
631K
Stuttgart
$2207
633K
Essen
$1516
587K
Dortmund
$1632
595K
Nuremberg
$1767
526K
Bremen City
$1785
577K
Leipzig
$1690
620K
Dresden
$1555
566K
Hanover
$1828
548K
Mannheim
$1825
317K
Bonn
$1957
336K
Duisburg
$1340
504K
Bielefeld
$1611
338K
Augsburg
$1954
303K
Wiesbaden
$1922
286K
Munster
$1887
323K
Wuppertal
$1488
359K
Braunschweig
$1534
252K
Bochum
$1560
366K
Karlsruhe
$1891
310K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1738
237K
Aachen
$1668
253K
Monchengladbach
$1651
269K
Halle
$1388
242K
Mainz
$1736
223K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1438
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$971
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$813
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$962
1.47M
Kazan
$868
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$851
1.14M
Krasnodar
$828
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1.2M
Ufa
$802
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$837
1.09M
Omsk
$786
1.1M
Perm
$714
1.03M
Samara
$796
1.15M
Chelyabinsk
$829
1.18M
Voronezh
$707
1.04M
Tyumen
$909
872K
Khabarovsk
$830
616K
Saratov
$783
838K
Izhevsk
$635
616K
Vladivostok
$824
592K
Balashikha
$898
530K
Yaroslavl
$672
567K
Volgograd
$667
1.01M
Irkutsk
$735
606K
Tula
$837
467K
Ulyanovsk
$641
613K
Tolyatti
$686
663K
Ryazan
$692
519K
Orenburg
$695
537K
Kemerovo
$708
543K