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Food costs in Russia

24oug4 t4ere are now an abundance of supermar%ets springing up all over Moscow and ot4er big 5ussian cities+ good 6uality food and wine remain e7pensive+ and t4e standard of bot4 vary widely/ 1uring t4e long winter mont4s vegetable stoc%s in supermar%ets are noticeably depleted+ and imported varieties can be outrageously priced8 it wouldn9t be a surprise to see a small punnet of blac%berries selling for :! ;S1+ for e7ample/ 24e variable 6uality and t4e constant 4unt for familiar 4ome brands means most e7pats+ and locals ali%e+ become accustomed to s4opping around - buying was4ing powders+ loo rolls+ frozen veg and ot4er 4ouse4old essentials from c4eaper supermar%ets li%e )uc4an+ and buying meat+ fis4 and fres4 veg from t4e more e7pensive Sedmoy .ontinent or )zbu%a <%usa/ =our bags of s4opping wit4 a mi7 of veg+ c4eese+ mil%+ eggs+ pasta+ a bottle of wine+ fruit juice and ot4er standard stuff could cost around "!! ;S1/ 24e number of swan%y restaurants in Moscow 4as grown e7ponentially in t4e last t4ree years+ but service 4as been slower to catc4 on+ w4ic4 can ma%e t4e price for a meal-out seem even more unreasonable/ ) stea% or a piece of fis4 can set you bac% >! ;S1?+ a bottle of average wine in a restaurant is usually around @! ;S1+ and a coffee in a nice cafe is around A ;S1/ Bating out is t4erefore an e7pensive lu7ury+ especially wit4 %ids+ w4o are probably better catered for at one of t4e many reasonably priced ;zbe% restaurants+ or one of t4e c4ains+ li%e Cizza B7press/

Healthcare costs in Russia

24e state medical system is c4aotic+ 4ard to navigate and unpredictable/ =or t4is reason+ itDs recommended e7pats ta%e out private 4ealt4 insurance in 5ussia+ and most companies offer it as standard feature of employment pac%ages/ )n initial consultation wit4 a general practitioner mig4t be reasonable+ but fees can 6uic%ly escalate and become pro4ibitively e7pensive if specialists need to be consulted+ tests are re6uired or if t4ere is an emergency situation/

Crivate care providers will as% for payments to be made in full+ on t4e day/ B7pats need to ma%e sure t4at t4eir medical insurance pac%ages will reimburse t4e costs incurred afterward+ and s4ould be aware t4at arbitrary costs and additional Efees9 can easily be added to medical bills if t4ey t4in% you 4ave insurance/ )lways be prepared to c4allenge any costs you t4in% are unreasonable+ or to get a second opinion from anot4er clinic to ensure you9re not being over c4arged/ =ees for a general consultation can set you bac% from !!! 5FL+ depending on t4e clinic/

Cost of living chart for Russia (2011)

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