Russia vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1935
$7289
🏠 One person rent
$388
$1596
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$2929
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$872
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$6611
💸 GDP per capita
$13817
$99565
😃 Human freedom index
5.35
9.14
❤️ Life expectancy
72.5
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
81
🌐 English speaking %
4.8%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
85
99
😀 Quality of life
45
100
🏙️ Population
146M
8.9M

The average cost of living in Russia ($770) is 73% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2846). Russia ranked 127th vs 4th 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 1 months in Russia compared to 2.3 months in Switzerland. Ranked 94th 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
$7.52
$26.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$8.13
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$4.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$3162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$2517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.6
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.09
$52.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
2.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2953
$15526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1754
$8758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$7.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$24.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$25.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$42.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.84
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$18.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$4.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$134
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.43
$44.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.6
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.9
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$2492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6824
$28537

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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
$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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3296
449K
Geneva
$3195
204K
Basel
$2643
174K
Lausanne
$2732
141K
Bern
$2381
135K
Winterthur
$3032
110K
Lucerne
$2931
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2464
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2331
55.2K
Lugano
$2507
63.2K
Koniz
$2457
41.8K
Thun
$2481
43.7K
Zug
$3426
31.5K
Altstetten
$3037
36.3K
Schaffhausen
$2419
36.6K
Uster
$2974
36.8K
Vernier
$3017
34.8K
Bellinzona
$2853
43.8K
Chur
$2344
35.4K
Fribourg
$2470
38.4K
Lancy
$2970
31.9K
Neuchatel
$2308
33.5K
Dubendorf
$2988
28K
Sion
$1950
34.7K
Montreux
$3088
26K
Emmen
$2897
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
39K
Riehen
$3234
21.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
27K
Kriens
$2891
27K