Russia vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2364
$8026
🏠 One person rent
$506
$1841
🏘️ Family rent
$870
$3210
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$948
🚐 Transport expenses
$65
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$872
$7156
💸 GDP per capita
$14889
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
4.86
9.15
❤️ Life expectancy
73.3
84.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
80
🌐 English speaking %
4.8%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
85
99
😀 Quality of life
49
100
🏙️ Population
144M
9.01M

The average cost of living in Russia ($975) is 70% less expensive than in Switzerland ($3268). Russia ranked 102nd vs 3rd for Switzerland 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 2.2 months in Switzerland. Ranked 103rd and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Russia vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Russia and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 122 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.7
$115
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.15
$19.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$9.49
 Cappuccino
$2.71
$6.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$5.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$615
$1966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1536
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1339
$3687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$2867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.1
$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.41
$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.18%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4091
$16760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2221
$8762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$4.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.55
$46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$8.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$26.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$43.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.99
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.68
$18.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$4.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$93.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.93
$25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$145
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.42
$49.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$139
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$166
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$2552
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11113
$25135

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Cities Comparison in Russia vs Switzerland

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1585
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1075
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$884
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$1053
1.47M
Kazan
$929
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$893
1.14M
Krasnodar
$869
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1.2M
Ufa
$853
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$880
1.09M
Samara
$838
1.15M
Omsk
$834
1.1M
Perm
$767
1.03M
Voronezh
$724
1.04M
Tyumen
$969
872K
Chelyabinsk
$867
1.18M
Khabarovsk
$881
616K
Izhevsk
$700
616K
Saratov
$837
838K
Vladivostok
$909
592K
Balashikha
$957
530K
Volgograd
$714
1.01M
Irkutsk
$771
606K
Tula
$905
467K
Ulyanovsk
$679
613K
Tolyatti
$740
663K
Ryazan
$738
519K
Orenburg
$757
537K
Tomsk
$720
545K
Kemerovo
$772
543K

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Bern
$3134
1.07M
Zurich
$3784
449K
Geneva
$3731
209K
Basel
$3080
176K
Lausanne
$3299
145K
Winterthur
$3305
110K
Lucerne
$3380
86.2K
St. Gallen
$2978
78.9K
Biel/Bienne
$2678
55.9K
Lugano
$2884
63.5K
Neuchatel
$2823
45.3K
Koniz
$2997
43K
Thun
$2817
43.9K
Bellinzona
$3229
45.3K
Fribourg
$2874
39.2K
Chur
$2942
39.2K
Uster
$3345
36.8K
Zug
$4151
32.1K
Schaffhausen
$2740
39K
Vernier
$3501
34.8K
Lancy
$3436
31.9K
Sion
$2465
37.2K
Altstetten
$3494
36.3K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
30.3K
Emmen
$3367
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
37.6K
Montreux
$3524
27K
Kriens
$3331
27K
Wetzikon
$3310
26.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
27K