Jan. 12, 2004
Examples of Russian prices
This random selection of prices is based mostly on
Moscow.
In other Russian cities these will be on average 20-30% less.
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Jan. 12, 2004
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Examples of Russian prices
This random selection of prices is based mostly on
Moscow. |
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| A bottle of reasonably good vodka | $2-4 | Apartment rental, bachelor, in Moscow | $50/day, $250-900 / month | Photocopy | 10-15 cents |
| A bottle of real good vodka | $10-15 | A bottle of the best domestic beer | $1.60 | Apartment in Moscow to buy | $30-80 thousand |
| A bottle of good domestic beer | 70 cents | Apartment rental, in a small town | $50 / month | Cabbage | 10-15 cents/lb. |
| A loaf of bread | 20 cents to $1.50 | A subway ride | 15 cents | Gasoline | 35 cents/litre |
| Contract murder* | From two bottles of vodka to $3000+ | A bus or train ride to Tver, 100 miles NW of Moscow | $2 | Internet access | $0.40 to $2/hr |
| A good horse of no particular breed | $400-600 | Computers | 20% cheaper than in the West | Sweet peppers | 60 cents/kg
(summer) $2-3/kg (winter) |
| Taxi | 10-30 cents / km | Books | $4-12 for a good hard-cover book | Hot peppers | $1.50 / kg
(summer); 15-60 cents/each (winter) |
| Traffic fines | $3-5 / offence | A new Lada car | $3000-6000 | A used car showing some signs of life | $1000-1500 |
| Horse riding lessons | $10/hour | University tuition | $600-3000/year | Yucky public washroom access | 15 cents |
| Hookers | $5-200/session | Cell phone time | 18-25 cents/min. | Hotel, Western standard | $80-300/night |
| Documents proving that you are not fit for military service | $2000 | Telephone line installation | $400-1000 | Hotel, good Russian style, outside of Moscow | $10-20/night |
| Rutabaga | 20 cents / lb. | Sauerkraut | $1/lb. |
Russian citizenship or permanent residence permit | est. $700 + a year of work, went through this myself in liberal early 90's |
| Private tuition rate | $6-30/hr, average Moscow $10/hr | Lumber | $70-100 / m3 | Bricks | 15 cents a piece |
| Horse upkeep | $400-500/month in Moscow, including daily exercise | Heroin | $100/g, supposed to be sold in Moscow's night clubs (said to be $1/g in Tajikistan) | Train ride Moscow to Irkutsk (Lake Baikal), 4 thousand kilometers | $60-90 each way |
| Room rental in Moscow, for a good room | $20-50/day for one or two persons, or $100-160/month | Room rental from an alcoholic babushka in Moscow | $15/day per person | Homemade pickles | $2.50/kg ($1.20/lb) |
| Solid lunch at a cafeteria | $5-7 | Premium domestic beer | $1+/bottle | Toilet paper | 25 cents/roll |
| Public washroom access | 25 cents |
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