cost
hi,
what do you think about the cost of living there? I mean the foods, hotels…how expensive are they?
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I would gather it to be considerably less than the UK or USA, but you do have to be careful and take into account things like becoming accustommed to their water (buying bottles until you’re ok with it).
Food – relatively cheap, have all the same fast food chains as UK and also some yummy traditional foods for good prices too. However, Moscow is more expensive than St Petersburg and local shops cheaper than shops in very tourist orientated streets. We found a shop with HUGE HUGE apples for about 30p.
Hotels – Depends where you stay. I would NOT go for a really cheap hotel, especially in Moscow. It is slightly cheaper than hotels over here, but read the reviews carefully before hand – it will give you a realistic idea of what you get for your money.
Flights – Pretty expensive, and when we changed at Czech on the way back we had a looooooong wait and a very eleborate search.
Tourist Shops – Mostly expensive, but more local shops very cheap. Street Sellers start expensive until you haggle them. :-P
