Russia vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$1728
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2190
$3883
🏠 One person rent
$465
$880
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.5
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$772
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$14889
$57723
😃 Human freedom index
5.35
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
73.3
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
80
🌐 English speaking %
4.8%
89%
🎓 Higher education
85
95
😀 Quality of life
49
92
🏙️ Population
144M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Russia ($902) is 48% less expensive than in Sweden ($1728). Russia ranked 109th vs 28th for Sweden in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Russia compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 93rd and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Russia vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Russia and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 122 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.51
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.64
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$7.68
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$935
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$709
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1218
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$701
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$89.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.17%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3624
$6199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2019
$4067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$3.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.73
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$8.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.72
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.2
$94.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9820
$6191

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Cities Comparison in Russia vs Sweden

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2297
985K
Gothenburg
$1823
675K
Malmo
$1757
339K
Uppsala
$1650
175K
Vasteras
$1494
132K
Orebro
$1325
129K
Linkoping
$1530
117K
Helsingborg
$1485
116K
Taby
$1759
77.7K
Lund
$1619
98.3K
Norrkoping
$1390
98.2K
Solna
$1983
85.8K
Sollentuna
$1968
77.7K
Jonkoping
$1528
103K
Gavle
$1483
86.5K
Eskilstuna
$1446
70.6K
Umea
$1372
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1779
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1482
74.1K
Karlstad
$1460
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1396
70.9K
Lulea
$1522
49.6K
Boras
$1503
75.6K
Sigtuna
$1681
52.7K
Akersberga
$1940
37.7K
Halmstad
$1362
73K
Skovde
$1551
58K
Uddevalla
$1543
57K
Trollhattan
$1353
50.1K
Ostersund
$1522
54K