Russia vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$2193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1935
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$388
$1367
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$2434
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$3203
💸 GDP per capita
$13817
$49464
😃 Human freedom index
5.35
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
72.5
82.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
71
🌐 English speaking %
4.8%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
85
100
😀 Quality of life
45
91
🏙️ Population
146M
67.3M

The average cost of living in Russia ($770) is 65% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2193). Russia ranked 127th vs 11th 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 1.5 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 94th and 13th 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
$7.52
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$77.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$6.34
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$1448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$2688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$1999
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.6
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.09
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2953
$8674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1754
$5433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$3.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.84
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.43
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.6
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.9
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$1629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6824
$19170

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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
$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 the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3296
8.8M
Birmingham
$1951
1.14M
Leeds
$1943
789K
Glasgow
$2011
626K
Edinburgh
$2140
488K
Manchester
$2071
548K
Bristol
$2321
472K
Liverpool
$1774
513K
Sheffield
$1764
518K
Coventry
$1903
363K
Cardiff
$1940
361K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
300K
Leicester
$1805
464K
Belfast
$1755
345K
Southampton
$2039
271K
Bradford
$1598
293K
Nottingham
$1820
289K
Westminster
$2868
255K
Milton Keynes
$2158
264K
Bolton
$1806
285K
Brighton and Hove
$2139
277K
Derby
$1727
255K
Aberdeen
$1614
201K
Solihull
$1740
207K
Kingston upon Hull
$1466
260K
Plymouth
$1710
268K
York
$1727
208K
Luton
$1885
213K
Sunderland
$1510
277K
Swindon
$1924
222K