How much does it cost to live in Russia for a month?

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We are going to start this blog with very interesting things. I really liked this, and I met many people and received very good feedback about this, and I also liked it a lot. We are definitely going to talk about the inflation in Russia. But first, the part that I liked the most here and is beneficial for both you and me, I am sharing with you. Here, as you see in India, while working or the people who are about to work, there are many such people – maybe you are also one of them, maybe I am too. There are many such people that in a day, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, twenty, they eat things like gutkha, and so on. They spit all day long. If this thing is stopped in India, how good it would be. But what about here? What is it here? Here, you will neither find a tea stall nor a gutkha or tobacco shop, nor a cigarette shop anywhere in small stalls on corners or on the road or footpath. There is no such system. I liked this thing a lot here, that for those who spend unnecessarily, for those who spend a lot unnecessarily during the day, your unnecessary spending will not happen here at all, and this is very beneficial for the workers.

It doesn’t mean here that there is nothing unnecessary to spend on. There are many things here. If you want to spend, there are many things in which a lot of your money can go. But we Indians come here to work, so we should focus on our work and think about saving our money. The things that are normally fine for us, normally things, are fine. But if you go somewhere far without necessity, roam around, eat at a restaurant, the food here is very strange. But still, if you eat in a good hotel or restaurant, it is very costly. Very expensive. So going to all those places for people like us makes no sense. Those are side things.

Let’s move forward. It doesn’t mean you stop roaming around here. If we talk about transportation here, it is very costly because you are new here. You don’t know the Russian language. English is absolutely zero here. Zero means they don’t even understand. Many people don’t understand anything. Only 1% of people you will meet can understand some English. Even that, very little. So in the starting, you may face many difficulties with transportation. What will you do? You will book a taxi, and if you book a taxi, it normally costs 1000, 2000, 500, 2500 rubles. The starting fare is like 400, 500, 600, 800 and so on. It can’t be less than this if you book a taxi.

Now, if you take a bus, there is a good system here. Earlier, when I lived in the city, we could go anywhere to the last stop for only 35 rubles, anywhere in between or to the last stop in the city. But now, in the place where I am present, I went at least 40 to 45 km away. I am sharing the ticket with you. I went 40 to 45 km away, and I had to pay this much. You see, I had to pay this much here. For all these things, the cost may be slightly higher. If you want to control it, it is in your hands. You can control it.

Let’s say you are a bit spendthrift, roaming around, then your expense, like mine, is a bit higher because I go to many places to show and tell you people. You probably won’t roam as much as me. Still, your tea, breakfast, some apple, waffle, or if you bring bananas, you eat them, for your personal food, this comes to around 2000–3000 rubles per month. No tension at all. That means if you go out three to four Sundays in a month, what will you do? Bring something to eat, some fruits, some snacks. All these things for your personal food when you get hungry at work or feel hungry and look for food, you have to bring these things. So this small expense comes to around 2500–3000 rubles.

Talking about groceries, the minimum groceries can cost from 3000 to a maximum of 10,000, depending on how one eats. If we talk about vegetables, what is available, at what price, let me show you. For food, I have to go a bit far from here. So let’s go and show you. This city is very new for us. Very special and beautiful. The name of this city is Tula, where I came from today, and I gathered all the information. Next Sunday, I will give you a full tour. Very beautiful city.

Here, it is not clear where the market is. I came to the market. I will tell you all what you get here. Currently, in August, this cucumber is 150 rubles per kilogram. This is the Russian price. I don’t eat this because it is a strange thing. You get things like this.

If you have been reading our blog so far, subscribe to the channel. In this season, you will find vegetables that are very expensive, but you don’t have to live exactly where I am. You will live in different cities; prices and things vary. Maximum, many things are cheap too, around 40–50 rubles per kg. Here, we mostly use potatoes, lentils, and chicken or mutton.

In malls, onions cost around 59 rubles per kg. Potatoes, onions, and other items are available at minimum and maximum rates. So, if a person eats vegetables and manages groceries like this, rice costs 99 rubles per kg. Good quality rice. So if you only consume vegetables, your expense comes to around 3500–4000 rubles per month.

If you use meat, chicken, mutton, depending on what you get locally, you may pay 600–1000 rubles per piece. So maximum expense comes near 5000 rubles. You don’t have to spend much on soap, shampoo, etc., if you bring them from home. Here, utensils, cleaning, and room maintenance are done by the company, no cost to you. No water bill, no electricity bill, no other charges. Company takes care of all this. Many people manage with the 5000 rubles given by the company.