Cost of Living in Russia - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Russia
Address: RU

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $628 (excluding rent), and $1,136 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,617 (excluding rent), and $2,445 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.99 ₽780

$5.00 ₽390

$19.99 ₽1,559

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.29 ₽3,455

$30.38 ₽2,370

$75.9 ₽5,924

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.30 ₽491

$5.04 ₽393

$7.56 ₽590

Cappuccino

$2.60 ₽203

$1.29 ₽101

$4.52 ₽353

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.19 ₽93.2

$0.85 ₽66.7

$1.96 ₽153

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.52 ₽40.30

$0.37 ₽28.89

$1.11 ₽86.7

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.58 ₽201

$0.90 ₽70.6

$5.16 ₽403

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.16 ₽246

$1.89 ₽148

$6.32 ₽493

Milk (1 liter)

$1.17 ₽91.0

$0.88 ₽68.6

$1.50 ₽117

White Bread (500g)

$0.68 ₽53.3

$0.42 ₽33.01

$1.22 ₽95.3

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.50 ₽117

$0.90 ₽70.1

$2.18 ₽170

Eggs

$1.77 ₽138

$1.18 ₽92.0

$2.25 ₽176

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.30 ₽881

$6.38 ₽498

$19.15 ₽1,494

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.18 ₽404

$3.39 ₽264

$7.39 ₽576

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.94 ₽776

$5.65 ₽441

$15.08 ₽1,176

Apples (1kg)

$1.84 ₽144

$1.02 ₽79.8

$2.85 ₽223

Banana (1kg)

$1.96 ₽153

$1.30 ₽101

$2.63 ₽205

Oranges (1kg)

$2.15 ₽168

$1.04 ₽81.2

$3.89 ₽303

Tomato (1kg)

$3.07 ₽239

$1.24 ₽96.9

$4.97 ₽387

Potato (1kg)

$0.89 ₽69.8

$0.39 ₽30.49

$1.42 ₽111

Onion (1kg)

$0.72 ₽56.5

$0.39 ₽30.25

$1.10 ₽86.0

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.42 ₽111

$0.65 ₽50.4

$2.47 ₽193

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.69 ₽53.5

$0.48 ₽37.69

$1.10 ₽85.9

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.03 ₽236

$2.52 ₽197

$3.65 ₽285

Wine (Bottle)

$7.85 ₽612

$5.24 ₽408

$13.08 ₽1,021

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 ₽80.4

$0.78 ₽60.5

$1.55 ₽121

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.97 ₽154

$1.12 ₽87.3

$3.11 ₽243

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.50 ₽38.79

$0.41 ₽31.94

$0.87 ₽67.7

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.61 ₽2,700

$18.58 ₽1,450

$54.0 ₽4,214

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.38 ₽186

$1.26 ₽98.4

$3.78 ₽295

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ₽27.54

$0.18 ₽13.77

$1.10 ₽85.9

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.31 ₽493

$3.79 ₽296

$11.36 ₽887

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.72 ₽56.4

$0.67 ₽51.9

$0.79 ₽61.6

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$38.2K ₽3.0M

$28.3K ₽2.2M

$44.5K ₽3.5M

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$36.3K ₽2.8M

$32.4K ₽2.5M

$45.3K ₽3.5M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$122 ₽9,526

$83.0 ₽6,472

$190 ₽14.8K

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$6.49 ₽507

$3.84 ₽299

$10.23 ₽798

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.96 ₽621

$5.84 ₽456

$12.81 ₽999

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.99 ₽3,119

$19.22 ₽1,499

$76.9 ₽5,997

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.35 ₽1,666

$12.59 ₽982

$34.38 ₽2,682

Cinema Ticket

$5.86 ₽457

$4.55 ₽355

$7.81 ₽610

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$402 ₽31.4K

$252 ₽19.7K

$882 ₽68.8K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,173 ₽715.6K

$4,518 ₽352.5K

$25.1K ₽2.0M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$77.5 ₽6,047

$31.17 ₽2,432

$150 ₽11.7K

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.41 ₽3,542

$23.80 ₽1,857

$87.7 ₽6,839

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$117 ₽9,089

$64.3 ₽5,018

$193 ₽15.1K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$115 ₽8,944

$56.9 ₽4,441

$202 ₽15.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$603 ₽47.0K

$361 ₽28.2K

$1,346 ₽105.0K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$383 ₽29.9K

$259 ₽20.2K

$760 ₽59.3K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,143 ₽89.2K

$637 ₽49.7K

$3,185 ₽248.5K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$743 ₽58.0K

$445 ₽34.7K

$1,409 ₽109.9K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,531 ₽197.4K

$1,555 ₽121.3K

$11.4K ₽888.9K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,795 ₽140.0K

$1,167 ₽91.1K

$4,448 ₽347.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$813 ₽63.4K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.88

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update: January 13, 2026

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Rank	City	Population	Living Index	Solo costs (no rent) / month	Solo costs (with rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (no rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (with rent) / month	Mobile download speed (Mbps)	Internet download speed (Mbps)
1	Abakan	187239	48	$561	$970	$1,138	$1,877	29.05	84.78
2	Abaza	14816	48	$502	$969	$1,538	$1,993	3.79	213.3
3	Achinsk	104850	45	$416	$909	$1,277	$1,851	50.18	46.54
4	Alatyr	35646	48	$482	$969	$1,473	$1,983	43.44	58.62
5	Almetyevsk	158019	42	$352	$845	$1,071	$1,751	18.96	89.01
6	Anapa	82695	49	$653	$969	$1,381	$2,171	113.77	71.09
7	Angarsk	222855	47	$569	$929	$1,284	$1,968	267.1	43.1
8	Apatity	48748	49	$618	$950	$1,398	$1,985	118.16	34.49
9	Arkhangelsk	344927	55	$582	$1,075	$1,270	$2,170	131.98	78.49
10	Artem	104926	59	$647	$1,197	$1,769	$2,361	43.79	72.11
11	Arzamas	103396	48	$555	$954	$1,303	$2,003	70.92	147.01
12	Astrakhan	524371	52	$583	$1,024	$1,602	$1,991	188.32	245.27
13	Bakaly	10000	48	$565	$968	$1,551	$1,957	82.96	284.69
14	Balakovo	186012	47	$441	$935	$1,143	$1,909	62.84	83.33
15	Balashikha	507307	54	$704	$1,080	$1,511	$2,117	101.57	105.21
16	Barnaul	631124	49	$503	$987	$1,341	$2,069	72.15	98.75
17	Belgorod	391702	44	$496	$898	$1,199	$1,793	196.19	74.94
18	Beryozovsky	56052	49	$512	$964	$1,403	$2,072	75.01	73.52
19	Biysk	198433	49	$567	$979	$1,489	$1,993	140.79	71.67
20	Blagoveshchensk	225787	50	$528	$1,013	$1,484	$1,896	40.54	89.9
21	Bryansk	399579	50	$557	$989	$1,537	$2,016	71.36	65.03
22	Cheboksary	496350	47	$494	$938	$1,368	$2,062	131.68	77.2
23	Chelyabinsk	1200719	53	$553	$1,045	$1,415	$2,165	254.32	105.37
24	Cherepovets	318107	48	$485	$963	$1,247	$2,039	55.02	90.24
25	Chita	333679	59	$534	$1,167	$1,370	$2,408	133.34	53.8
26	Dmitrov	65716	56	$618	$1,118	$1,875	$2,465	124.26	77.82
27	Domodedovo	135070	56	$665	$1,120	$1,693	$2,351	177.53	94.52
28	Dubna	75176	43	$624	$847	$1,533	$2,006	245.26	93.53
29	Dzerzhinsk	227326	44	$482	$894	$1,234	$1,726	252.4	89.43
30	Elista	103219	49	$473	$960	$1,508	$2,007	312.05	78.79
31	Fryazino	58942	57	$739	$1,164	$1,918	$2,422	250.15	87.28
32	Gatchina	94377	54	$689	$1,061	$1,810	$2,253	114.04	52.09
33	Gelendzhik	80296	52	$728	$1,034	$1,692	$2,242	257.88	68.33
34	Georgiyevsk	67714	48	$527	$967	$1,275	$2,032	55.86	51.68
35	Glazov	93628	49	$590	$990	$1,533	$2,021	108.11	60.33
36	Goryachiy Klyuch	34585	52	$571	$1,019	$1,399	$2,134	13.68	67.51
37	Grozny	324602	48	$509	$941	$1,537	$1,997	80.93	51.32
38	Indiga	600	48	$528	$958	$1,432	$2,009	36.72	25.62
39	Innopolis	500	47	$566	$949	$1,146	$1,961	130.1	54.77
40	Irkutsk	617515	52	$622	$1,030	$1,700	$2,399	65.95	90.97
41	Ishim	64010	54	$601	$1,103	$1,721	$2,199	63.94	210.53
42	Ivanovo	401505	46	$481	$914	$1,159	$1,702	288.24	90.44
43	Ivdel	16090	48	$503	$976	$1,452	$2,011	220.9	2.26
44	Izhevsk	646468	50	$654	$990	$1,402	$2,174	184.75	91.95
45	Kaliningrad	493256	55	$652	$1,099	$1,566	$2,205	45.12	114.2
46	Kaluga	331842	39	$444	$776	$1,331	$1,637	8.54	86.21
47	Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy	-	48	$524	$977	$1,328	$1,975	-	-
48	Kamensk-Uralskiy	-	53	$606	$1,062	$1,648	$2,274	-	-
49	Kazan	1257341	55	$568	$1,117	$1,454	$2,231	221.22	91.91
50	Kemerovo	552546	43	$458	$874	$1,265	$1,883	63.4	92.63

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Cost of Living in Russia - Frequently Asked Questions

Russia presents a wide range of value depending on location and lifestyle. The Cost of Living in Russia varies by city: Moscow and Saint Petersburg tend to be pricier in core neighborhoods, while many regional towns offer more breathing room for housing and daily expenses. A practical strategy is to pair a comfortable base in a mid-sized city with occasional trips to the capitals. For housing, look for rentals outside central districts; for food, cook at home or explore local markets; use fast trains and metro for transit. Tip: Start with a short stay in multiple neighborhoods to gauge value and comfort.

Daily life in Russia centers around your location. In larger cities, housing search often leans toward rentals in transit-friendly districts with good access to groceries and cafes; you may encounter a mix of modern towers, older walk-ups, and occasional shared options. Food choices range from local markets and affordable eateries to mid-range restaurants, with cooking at home remaining a budget-friendly staple. Public transit – especially the metro – offers reliable, cost-effective movement, while intercity trains connect regions for weekend getaways. Co-working spaces, libraries, and cafés provide flexible work spots in urban cores. Russia living cost helps you frame daily spending across cities. Tip: Map a month-long itinerary to test neighborhoods before committing.

Quality of life in Russia depends on climate, culture, and how you connect with a neighborhood. Build a simple budgeting framework by categorizing essentials: housing, groceries, utilities, transport, and leisure, and adjust as you sample different cities. To save, opt for housing with utilities included when possible, use public transit, shop at local markets, and take advantage of free cultural events or museums with days/discounts. Winters require planning for heating and clothing, so indoor comfort matters as much as outdoor exploration. For neighborhood fit, prioritize proximity to transit lines, grocery stores, clinics, and coworking spaces, while testing several districts for vibe and safety. Tip: Keep a flexible calendar to adapt to seasonal shifts.