Cost of Living in Russia - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Russia
Address: RU

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $626 (excluding rent), and $1,108 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,626 (excluding rent), and $2,520 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.30 ₽802

$5.15 ₽401

$20.60 ₽1,605

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.87 ₽3,497

$30.78 ₽2,398

$76.9 ₽5,995

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.39 ₽498

$5.11 ₽398

$7.67 ₽598

Cappuccino

$2.59 ₽202

$1.29 ₽101

$4.52 ₽352

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

$1.13 ₽88.2

$0.81 ₽63.1

$1.85 ₽144

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.51 ₽39.95

$0.37 ₽28.64

$1.10 ₽85.9

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.52 ₽196

$0.88 ₽68.8

$5.04 ₽393

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.23 ₽251

$1.93 ₽151

$6.46 ₽504

Milk (1 liter)

$1.21 ₽94.3

$0.91 ₽71.1

$1.56 ₽121

White Bread (500g)

$0.74 ₽57.6

$0.46 ₽35.69

$1.32 ₽103

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.45 ₽113

$0.87 ₽67.7

$2.11 ₽164

Eggs

$1.84 ₽144

$1.23 ₽95.8

$2.35 ₽183

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.38 ₽887

$6.43 ₽501

$19.28 ₽1,503

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.14 ₽400

$3.36 ₽262

$7.34 ₽572

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.19 ₽794

$5.79 ₽451

$15.45 ₽1,204

Apples (1kg)

$1.82 ₽142

$1.01 ₽78.7

$2.82 ₽219

Banana (1kg)

$1.93 ₽151

$1.29 ₽100

$2.60 ₽203

Oranges (1kg)

$2.07 ₽161

$1.00 ₽78.0

$3.74 ₽291

Tomato (1kg)

$3.10 ₽242

$1.25 ₽97.7

$5.02 ₽391

Potato (1kg)

$0.90 ₽69.8

$0.39 ₽30.47

$1.42 ₽111

Onion (1kg)

$0.73 ₽56.9

$0.39 ₽30.46

$1.11 ₽86.6

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.42 ₽111

$0.64 ₽50.1

$2.46 ₽192

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.68 ₽52.8

$0.48 ₽37.20

$1.09 ₽84.8

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.11 ₽242

$2.59 ₽202

$3.75 ₽292

Wine (Bottle)

$7.53 ₽587

$5.02 ₽391

$12.56 ₽979

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 ₽80.4

$0.78 ₽60.5

$1.55 ₽121

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 ₽154

$1.12 ₽87.4

$3.12 ₽243

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.49 ₽38.00

$0.40 ₽31.30

$0.85 ₽66.3

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.88 ₽2,718

$18.72 ₽1,459

$54.4 ₽4,242

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.36 ₽184

$1.25 ₽97.5

$3.75 ₽292

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ₽27.54

$0.18 ₽13.77

$1.10 ₽85.9

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.49 ₽505

$3.89 ₽303

$11.68 ₽910

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.73 ₽57.1

$0.67 ₽52.5

$0.80 ₽62.3

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

$38.8K ₽3.0M

$28.8K ₽2.2M

$45.3K ₽3.5M

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

$35.1K ₽2.7M

$31.3K ₽2.4M

$43.8K ₽3.4M

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

$122 ₽9,518

$83.0 ₽6,467

$190 ₽14.8K

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

$6.54 ₽510

$3.86 ₽301

$10.30 ₽803

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.08 ₽630

$5.93 ₽462

$13.01 ₽1,014

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.71 ₽3,094

$19.09 ₽1,487

$76.3 ₽5,949

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.41 ₽1,669

$12.62 ₽983

$34.47 ₽2,686

Cinema Ticket

$5.82 ₽453

$4.52 ₽353

$7.76 ₽605

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

$406 ₽31.7K

$255 ₽19.8K

$891 ₽69.4K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,261 ₽721.7K

$4,562 ₽355.5K

$25.3K ₽2.0M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$80.4 ₽6,262

$32.32 ₽2,518

$155 ₽12.1K

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.55 ₽3,549

$23.87 ₽1,860

$87.9 ₽6,853

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$116 ₽9,023

$63.9 ₽4,981

$192 ₽14.9K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$113 ₽8,829

$56.3 ₽4,384

$200 ₽15.6K

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$587 ₽45.7K

$352 ₽27.4K

$1,310 ₽102.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 ₽28.9K

$251 ₽19.5K

$736 ₽57.4K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,131 ₽88.1K

$630 ₽49.1K

$3,151 ₽245.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$730 ₽56.9K

$437 ₽34.0K

$1,384 ₽107.9K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,498 ₽194.7K

$1,526 ₽118.9K

$11.0K ₽857.0K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,755 ₽136.7K

$1,138 ₽88.7K

$4,382 ₽341.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$834 ₽65.0K

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 20, 2026

By City in Russia

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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	$528	$964	$1,112	$1,867	29.05	84.78
2	Abaza	14816	48	$489	$953	$1,461	$1,981	3.79	213.3
3	Achinsk	104850	45	$538	$880	$1,092	$1,786	50.18	46.54
4	Alatyr	35646	48	$528	$959	$1,190	$2,017	43.44	58.62
5	Almetyevsk	158019	42	$472	$835	$1,048	$1,792	18.96	89.01
6	Anapa	82695	49	$692	$958	$1,490	$2,117	113.77	71.09
7	Angarsk	222855	47	$551	$953	$1,437	$1,963	267.1	43.1
8	Apatity	48748	49	$565	$984	$1,230	$2,047	118.16	34.49
9	Arkhangelsk	344927	55	$566	$1,094	$1,248	$2,173	131.98	78.49
10	Artem	104926	59	$776	$1,169	$1,869	$2,422	43.79	72.11
11	Arzamas	103396	48	$504	$978	$1,434	$2,030	70.92	147.01
12	Astrakhan	524371	52	$679	$1,043	$1,600	$1,978	188.32	245.27
13	Bakaly	10000	48	$525	$962	$1,490	$2,007	82.96	284.69
14	Balakovo	186012	47	$535	$949	$1,330	$1,882	62.84	83.33
15	Balashikha	507307	54	$642	$1,060	$1,315	$2,156	101.57	105.21
16	Barnaul	631124	49	$458	$1,001	$1,322	$2,061	72.15	98.75
17	Belgorod	391702	44	$504	$866	$1,388	$1,798	196.19	74.94
18	Beryozovsky	56052	49	$534	$954	$1,393	$2,097	75.01	73.52
19	Biysk	198433	49	$482	$955	$1,279	$2,037	140.79	71.67
20	Blagoveshchensk	225787	50	$526	$992	$1,444	$1,863	40.54	89.9
21	Bryansk	399579	50	$660	$988	$1,513	$2,032	71.36	65.03
22	Cheboksary	496350	47	$504	$931	$1,527	$2,068	131.68	77.2
23	Chelyabinsk	1200719	53	$566	$1,064	$1,419	$2,219	254.32	105.37
24	Cherepovets	318107	49	$589	$951	$1,496	$2,004	55.02	90.24
25	Chita	333679	59	$673	$1,202	$1,609	$2,387	133.34	53.8
26	Dmitrov	65716	56	$650	$1,117	$1,918	$2,505	124.26	77.82
27	Domodedovo	135070	56	$727	$1,104	$1,928	$2,340	177.53	94.52
28	Dubna	75176	43	$575	$868	$1,393	$1,988	245.26	93.53
29	Dzerzhinsk	227326	44	$421	$885	$1,230	$1,733	252.4	89.43
30	Elista	103219	49	$511	$981	$1,481	$2,009	312.05	78.79
31	Fryazino	58942	57	$736	$1,122	$1,754	$2,445	250.15	87.28
32	Gatchina	94377	54	$681	$1,079	$1,623	$2,235	114.04	52.09
33	Gelendzhik	80296	52	$646	$1,016	$1,524	$2,302	257.88	68.33
34	Georgiyevsk	67714	48	$535	$962	$1,321	$1,994	55.86	51.68
35	Glazov	93628	49	$573	$997	$1,356	$2,003	108.11	60.33
36	Goryachiy Klyuch	34585	52	$523	$1,045	$1,724	$2,170	13.68	67.51
37	Grozny	324602	48	$578	$963	$1,403	$2,009	80.93	51.32
38	Indiga	600	48	$595	$975	$1,327	$2,038	36.72	25.62
39	Innopolis	500	47	$492	$946	$1,470	$1,947	130.1	54.77
40	Irkutsk	617515	52	$644	$1,024	$1,548	$2,359	65.95	90.97
41	Ishim	64010	54	$575	$1,102	$1,554	$2,211	63.94	210.53
42	Ivanovo	401505	46	$567	$932	$1,301	$1,746	288.24	90.44
43	Ivdel	16090	48	$629	$960	$1,321	$1,972	220.9	2.26
44	Izhevsk	646468	50	$534	$980	$1,375	$2,180	184.75	91.95
45	Kaliningrad	493256	55	$634	$1,077	$1,554	$2,255	45.12	114.2
46	Kaluga	331842	39	$579	$793	$1,388	$1,617	8.54	86.21
47	Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy	-	48	$607	$975	$1,251	$1,971	-	-
48	Kamensk-Uralskiy	-	53	$726	$1,056	$1,628	$2,360	-	-
49	Kazan	1257341	55	$584	$1,109	$1,424	$2,287	221.22	91.91
50	Kemerovo	552546	43	$572	$857	$1,130	$1,910	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.