Russia vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$3131
🏠 One person rent
$310
$779
🏘️ Family rent
$594
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$1850
💸 GDP per capita
$15271
$29675
😃 Human freedom index
5.81
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
69.4
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
60
🌐 English speaking %
3.5%
22%
🎓 Higher education
85
90
😀 Quality of life
44
79
🏙️ Population
147M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Russia ($652) is 53% less expensive than in Spain ($1383). Russia ranked 143rd vs 38th for Spain in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Russia compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 107th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Russia vs Spain

We calculate prices for Russia and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 122 and 153 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.

Russia Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$627
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$1026
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$3630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1510
$2346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.49
$15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.03
$6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$8.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.37
$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.4
$75.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6135
$8255

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1726
3.28M
Barcelona
$1773
1.64M
Valencia
$1437
792K
Tenerife
$1659
932K
Malaga
$1435
579K
Seville
$1289
682K
Zaragoza
$1327
673K
Murcia
$1219
673K
Bilbao
$1501
344K
Palma de Mallorca
$1710
416K
Alicante
$1331
339K
Pamplona
$1340
203K
Valladolid
$1207
296K
Gijon
$1201
268K
Terrassa
$1409
224K
Las Palmas
$1191
379K
San Sebastian
$1530
188K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
254K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
265K
Cordoba
$1056
320K
Sabadell
$1443
216K
Vigo
$1186
292K
Badalona
$1995
224K
Granada
$1174
229K
A Coruna
$1149
245K
Oviedo
$1114
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$905
213K
Cartagena
$907
217K
Elche
$1158
236K
Santander
$1144
172K