Russia vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$687
$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1738
$5537
🏠 One person rent
$341
$1425
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$2546
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$534
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$666
$3442
💸 GDP per capita
$13817
$48867
😃 Human freedom index
5.81
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
72.5
82.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
71
🌐 English speaking %
3.5%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
85
100
😀 Quality of life
44
91
🏙️ Population
146M
67.3M

The average cost of living in Russia ($687) is 70% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2292). Russia ranked 143rd vs 13th 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 91st 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
$6.74
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$9.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$2840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$2084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.1
$270
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.62
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.25%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$8199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1604
$5588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$90.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$20.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$18.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.35
$6.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.25
$14.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$1730
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$19028

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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 the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3427
8.8M
Birmingham
$2046
1.14M
Leeds
$1987
789K
Glasgow
$2013
626K
Edinburgh
$2246
488K
Manchester
$2137
548K
Sheffield
$1809
518K
Bristol
$2373
472K
Coventry
$2050
363K
Liverpool
$1889
513K
Leicester
$1898
464K
Cardiff
$2019
361K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
300K
Belfast
$1830
345K
Westminster
$3054
255K
Bradford
$1670
293K
Southampton
$2023
271K
Milton Keynes
$2384
264K
Bolton
$1852
285K
Nottingham
$1944
289K
Brighton and Hove
$3152
277K
Derby
$1817
255K
Aberdeen
$1701
201K
Solihull
$1827
207K
Norwich
$1926
196K
York
$1893
208K
Plymouth
$1779
268K
Luton
$2053
213K
Sunderland
$1571
277K
Northampton
$1755
246K