Cost of Living
Inflation in Russia has been so high in recent years, all prices have been given in US Dollars, in order to make them more realistic. However, all payments have to be made in Roubles and it is illegal to use US Dollars in Russia.
One-litre bottle of mineral water: US$0.50/Rb15 33cl bottle of beer: US$0.30/Rb10 Financial Times newspaper: Not available 36-exposure colour film: US$1.60/Rb50 City-centre bus ticket: US$0.20/Rb5 Adult football ticket: US$1/Rb29 Three-course meal with wine/beer: US$8-32/Rb250-1000
10 Russian Roubles (Rb10) = £0.20; US$0.35; C$0.41; A$0.46; ¬0.29 Currency conversion rates as of October 2005
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