Russia vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$2183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$5169
🏠 One person rent
$310
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$594
$2364
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$3116
💸 GDP per capita
$15271
$46125
😃 Human freedom index
5.81
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
69.4
80.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
71
🌐 English speaking %
3.5%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
85
100
😀 Quality of life
44
90
🏙️ Population
147M
67.3M

The average cost of living in Russia ($652) is 70% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2183). Russia ranked 143rd vs 12th for the United Kingdom 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 1.4 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 107th and 16th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Russia vs the United Kingdom

We calculate prices for Russia and the United Kingdom as a population-weighted mean of 122 and 277 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 United Kingdom
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$6.16
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$1111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$2555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$1959
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$268
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
5.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$8083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1510
$5251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$3.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.49
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$8.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.03
$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.37
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.4
$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$1613
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6135
$18419

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Cities Comparison in Russia vs the United Kingdom

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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 the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3321
8.91M
Birmingham
$2004
1.14M
Leeds
$1872
789K
Glasgow
$1884
626K
Edinburgh
$2043
488K
Manchester
$1998
548K
Bristol
$2136
472K
Sheffield
$1715
518K
Coventry
$2320
363K
Liverpool
$1713
513K
Leicester
$1797
464K
Cardiff
$1770
361K
Westminster
$3004
255K
Bolton
$1711
285K
Belfast
$1741
334K
Nottingham
$1966
289K
Brighton and Hove
$1987
277K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
300K
Milton Keynes
$2241
207K
Southampton
$1824
271K
Derby
$1654
255K
York
$1783
208K
Portsmouth
$1938
248K
Bradford
$1564
293K
Ipswich
$1719
290K
Plymouth
$1744
268K
Aberdeen
$1681
201K
Wolverhampton
$1687
251K
Kingston upon Hull
$1386
260K
Swindon
$1935
222K