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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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