Russia vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$1540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1935
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$388
$791
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$509
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$2930
💸 GDP per capita
$13817
$55517
😃 Human freedom index
5.35
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
72.5
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
80
🌐 English speaking %
4.8%
89%
🎓 Higher education
85
95
😀 Quality of life
45
91
🏙️ Population
146M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Russia ($770) is 50% less expensive than in Sweden ($1540). Russia ranked 127th 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 1 months in Russia compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 94th 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
$7.52
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$1514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$1131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$76.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.6
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.09
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2953
$5475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1754
$3616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$3.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$76.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.84
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$6.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$7.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.43
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.6
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.9
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$137
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6824
$4679

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Cities Comparison in Russia vs Sweden

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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

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2039
985K
Gothenburg
$1623
675K
Malmo
$1585
339K
Uppsala
$1416
175K
Helsingborg
$1297
116K
Vasteras
$1327
132K
Orebro
$1171
129K
Linkoping
$1302
117K
Taby
$1570
77.6K
Solna
$1783
85.7K
Lund
$1474
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1734
77.6K
Norrkoping
$1242
98.2K
Jonkoping
$1373
103K
Eskilstuna
$1252
70.6K
Umea
$1218
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1592
78.4K
Sundsvall
$1233
70.9K
Gavle
$1411
86.5K
Karlstad
$1279
69.6K
Lulea
$1309
49.6K
Halmstad
$1208
73K
Sigtuna
$1510
52.7K
Boras
$1367
75.6K
Uddevalla
$1334
57.1K
Skovde
$1473
57.9K
Trollhattan
$1167
50.1K
Ostersund
$1362
54K
Vaxjo
$1331
74.1K
Tumba
$1568
46.9K