Russia vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$2433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$310
$1552
🏘️ Family rent
$594
$2714
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$4694
💸 GDP per capita
$15271
$76330
😃 Human freedom index
5.81
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
69.4
76.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
69
🌐 English speaking %
3.5%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
85
100
😀 Quality of life
44
86
🏙️ Population
147M
331M

The average cost of living in Russia ($652) is 73% less expensive than in the United States ($2433). Russia ranked 143rd vs 7th for the United States 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 1.9 months in the United States. Ranked 107th and 21st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Russia vs the United States

We calculate prices for Russia and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 122 and 2202 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 States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$73.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$1611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$2352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$4763
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1510
$3852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.49
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.03
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.37
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.4
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6135
$19463

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Cities Comparison in Russia vs the United States

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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 States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4044
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3165
3.9M
Chicago
$2613
2.75M
Houston
$2221
2.3M
San Diego
$3427
1.39M
Phoenix
$2390
1.61M
Dallas
$2497
1.3M
San Jose
$3502
1.01M
Philadelphia
$2422
1.6M
San Francisco
$3729
874K
San Antonio
$2219
1.43M
Austin
$2590
962K
Seattle
$2974
737K
Washington
$3079
690K
Indianapolis
$2129
888K
Charlotte
$2710
875K
Hempstead
$2627
793K
Fort Worth
$2173
919K
Boston
$3345
676K
Jacksonville
$2246
950K
Denver
$2771
716K
Columbus
$2202
906K
Nashville
$2623
689K
Portland
$2579
653K
Louisville
$1918
633K
Atlanta
$2648
499K
Baltimore
$2197
586K
Detroit
$1979
639K
Las Vegas
$2408
642K
El Paso
$1613
679K