Russia vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$2896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$7451
🏠 One person rent
$310
$1625
🏘️ Family rent
$594
$3010
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$885
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$6356
💸 GDP per capita
$15271
$93260
😃 Human freedom index
5.81
9.01
❤️ Life expectancy
69.4
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
82
🌐 English speaking %
3.5%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
85
99
😀 Quality of life
44
100
🏙️ Population
147M
8.74M

The average cost of living in Russia ($652) is 77% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2896). Russia ranked 143rd 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 2.2 months in Switzerland. Ranked 107th 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
$6.41
$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$115
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$7.9
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$4.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$1724
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$1335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$3238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$2583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
2.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$13664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1510
$9455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$93.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.49
$39.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$7.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$26.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$48.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.03
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$17.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$86.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$146
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.37
$41.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.4
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$2580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6135
$28469

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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
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3380
443K
Basel
$2820
178K
Geneva
$3266
202K
Bern
$2569
134K
Lausanne
$2706
139K
Winterthur
$3178
110K
Lucerne
$2925
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2322
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2400
55.2K
Lugano
$2555
63.2K
Koniz
$2597
41.8K
Thun
$2527
43.7K
Zug
$3444
30.5K
Vernier
$3031
34.8K
Uster
$3059
36.8K
Altstetten
$3073
35.6K
Bellinzona
$2918
43.8K
Neuchatel
$2248
33.5K
Schaffhausen
$2354
36.6K
Dubendorf
$3200
28K
Lancy
$3018
31.9K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
30.2K
Chur
$2193
35K
Sion
$1952
34.7K
Fribourg
$2368
38.4K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
39K
Montreux
$2693
26K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
27K
Emmen
$2882
29.3K
Frauenfeld
$2436
25.4K