Living costs

  Cost
Transport
Urban transport (bus, trolleybus) 26-30 rub.
Metro 27 rub.
Private mini-bus 30-55 rub.
Taxi in Akademgorodok (near the University) 100-150 rub.
Accommodation fee per month
Dormitory (one bed in a double room in a block of two rooms) 1,200 rub. (about 20 USD)
Room in an apartment 10,000 rub.
Single room apartment 20,000 rub.
Eating out
Lunch in the NSU canteen 150-200 rub.
Business-lunch in cafes and restaurants near the University 300-400 rub.
Shopping
1 loaf of bread (≈400 gr.)
45 rub.
1 liter of milk 85 rub.
10 eggs 85 rub.
1 kg of chicken 250-350 rub.
1 kg of pork 350-400 rub.
1 kg of beef 450-500 rub.
Rice (≈800 gr) 100 rub.
Pasta (≈450 gr) 70 rub.
Apples (≈ 1 kg) 100-150 rub.
Bananas (≈1 kg)
90 rub.
Oranges (≈1 kg) 100 rub.
Ground coffee, 250 gr 400 rub.
Shampoo 200 rub.
Winter coat 8,000-10,000 rub.
Winter boots 5,000-8,000 rub

Prices are estimated and are subject to variation depending on the shop.