India vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1101
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$175
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$2481
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
22
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
73
85
😀 Quality of life
41
45
🏙️ Population
1.33B
146M

The average cost of living in India ($429) is 44% less expensive than in Russia ($770). India ranked 190th vs 127th 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 1.5 months in India compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 111th and 94th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Russia

We calculate prices for India and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.93
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.94
$7.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1885
$2953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$986
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$8.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.4
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.2
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1834
$6824

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K