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Wednesday, September 29th, 2004Wednesday, September 29th, 2004

Russian Economy

by Shawn @ 3:32 pm · filed under Travel

The economy in Russia is out of whack (you hear about it in the news, but you don't really know until you visit). Here's some examples...

  • A Hummer costs $120,000
  • A Kia costs $38,000
  • Gasoline costs $1.50 per gallon (for 95 octane no less). Maybe someone there should start selling gas mail order. heh
  • A normal apartment runs $500 per square foot (to purchase).
Now this might not seem extraordinary, but it's not abnormal for people to make less than $500/month at their job.

Necessities are cheap though... you can buy an ice cream cone (yes, this is a necessity) for $0.20, and we bought 2 bags of groceries for like $7.00.

One Response to “Russian Economy”

  1. Trevor Gaines Says:
    December 15th, 2005 at 12:14 am

    Russia’s cost of living is as you say out of WHACK,
    come on Rooskies what the hell you thinkin’. Up the wage and stop getting rich off the broken backs of your own people.

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