Russia vs Venezuela - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Venezuela
🚶 Cost of living one person
$687
$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1738
$2092
🏠 One person rent
$341
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$666
$189
💸 GDP per capita
$13817
$15976
😃 Human freedom index
5.81
4.22
❤️ Life expectancy
72.5
71.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
13
🌐 English speaking %
3.5%
1%
🎓 Higher education
85
65
😀 Quality of life
44
18
🏙️ Population
146M
28.5M

The average cost of living in Russia ($687) is 13% less expensive than in Venezuela ($791). Russia ranked 143rd vs 126th for Venezuela 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 0.2 months in Venezuela. Ranked 91st and 173rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Russia vs Venezuela

We calculate prices for Russia and Venezuela as a population-weighted mean of 122 and 77 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 Venezuela
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.46
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$14.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.1
$22.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.62
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.25%
22.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1604
$574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$6.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.35
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.25
$9.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$75.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$5859

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1075
13M
Saint Petersburg
$874
5.38M
Novosibirsk
$649
1.63M
Yekaterinburg
$701
1.47M
Kazan
$654
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1.21M
Rostov-on-Don
$627
1.14M
Krasnodar
$635
1.14M
Ufa
$567
1.13M
Samara
$589
1.16M
Krasnoyarsk
$669
1.09M
Perm
$559
1.03M
Chelyabinsk
$523
1.18M
Tyumen
$698
861K
Omsk
$406
1.11M
Voronezh
$419
1.05M
Volgograd
$523
1M
Khabarovsk
$750
616K
Irkutsk
$741
624K
Vladivostok
$758
592K
Balashikha
$633
530K
Saratov
$518
838K
Surgut
$612
396K
Penza
$514
492K
Kemerovo
$495
557K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
546K
Izhevsk
$620
621K
Yaroslavl
$533
571K
Tomsk
$519
575K
Barnaul
$619
623K

In Venezuela

City Cost of living Population
Caracas
$1045
2.25M
Valencia
$783
1.48M
Maracaibo
$706
1.55M
Maracay
$726
1.1M
Barinas
$799
874K
Barquisimeto
$715
1.06M
Catia La Mar
$947
662K
Maturin
$871
514K
Santa Teresa del Tuy
$910
525K
Ciudad Bolivar
$870
568K
Barcelona
$704
448K
Ciudad Guayana
$892
751K
Cumana
$691
375K
Merida
$674
248K
Cabimas
$696
352K
Puerto la Cruz
$771
306K
Punto Fijo
$628
288K
San Cristobal
$592
286K
Valera
$705
250K
Turmero
$781
255K
Los Teques
$922
251K
Cua
$877
215K
Guarenas
$896
209K
La Guaira
$915
204K
La Victoria
$776
214K
El Tigre
$731
214K
Puerto Cabello
$759
209K
San Felipe
$736
221K
Guacara
$785
200K
Guatire
$892
187K