Russia vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$1758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2488
$3963
🏠 One person rent
$532
$902
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$932
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$14889
$57117
😃 Human freedom index
4.86
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
73.3
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
80
🌐 English speaking %
3.7%
89%
🎓 Higher education
85
95
😀 Quality of life
49
94
🏙️ Population
144M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Russia ($1027) is 42% less expensive than in Sweden ($1758). Russia ranked 98th vs 27th 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 103rd and 9th 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
$10.5
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.1
$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.66
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$7.66
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$655
$967
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$720
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1305
$1734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$1314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.4
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.24
$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.23%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4391
$6105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2478
$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.1
$24.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.27
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.22
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12853
$8198

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Cities Comparison in Russia vs Sweden

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In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1678
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1139
5.65M
Yekaterinburg
$1163
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$935
1.64M
Kazan
$981
1.33M
Samara
$845
1.15M
Omsk
$819
1.1M
Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1.2M
Rostov-on-Don
$891
1.14M
Krasnodar
$973
1.15M
Perm
$791
1.03M
Ufa
$913
1.14M
Voronezh
$766
1.04M
Krasnoyarsk
$954
1.09M
Chelyabinsk
$786
1.18M
Tyumen
$1024
872K
Ryazan
$771
519K
Izhevsk
$708
616K
Saratov
$895
838K
Balashikha
$1055
544K
Khabarovsk
$976
616K
Makhachkala
$676
663K
Vladivostok
$947
592K
Yaroslavl
$781
564K
Tomsk
$630
545K
Irkutsk
$778
606K
Volgograd
$685
1.01M
Tula
$974
457K
Kemerovo
$754
543K
Ulyanovsk
$705
613K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2439
985K
Gothenburg
$1879
675K
Malmo
$1793
339K
Uppsala
$1625
175K
Orebro
$1251
129K
Vasteras
$1507
132K
Helsingborg
$1504
116K
Solna
$2014
86.5K
Linkoping
$1543
117K
Norrkoping
$1269
98.2K
Eskilstuna
$1463
70.6K
Lund
$1567
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1979
78.2K
Gavle
$1303
86.5K
Jonkoping
$1490
103K
Taby
$1789
78.5K
Umea
$1386
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1842
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1464
74.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
53.4K
Karlstad
$1481
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1430
70.9K
Skovde
$1503
58.3K
Boras
$1544
75.6K
Halmstad
$1358
73K
Trollhattan
$1358
50.1K
Ostersund
$1523
54K
Uddevalla
$1574
56.7K
Tumba
$1794
46.9K
Marsta
$1644
30.6K