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[-] speff@disc.0x-ia.moe 107 points 8 months ago

"Before, I used to buy eggs for 70 rubles ($0.78) a dozen. Now they cost between 130 and 140 rubles ($1.45 to $1.56)—twice as much," Ilia Zaroubine, a 21-year-old student, said.

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[-] victorz@lemmy.world 29 points 8 months ago

So fucking cheap! It's about 3+ SEK per egg in Sweden where I live.

[-] speff@disc.0x-ia.moe 53 points 8 months ago

True, but the average income / buying power has to be factored in too, right? Caveman googling gives the average Russian's income to be $14k USD / year whereas Swedes are at $47k USD / year. Assuming more caveman math, that'd be like paying $5.23/dozen in Rubles compared to $3.60/dozen in SEK.

Of course you can't just do these sort of comparisons exactly, because money's always more complicated than that, but I think it gives a better context.

[-] 100_percent_a_bot@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago

Get the median, not the average income, to have a good comparison. The wealth gap in Russia is pretty big.

[-] speff@disc.0x-ia.moe 15 points 8 months ago

Doesn't look too much different. $13.5k median/year according to the that article.

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Shit ton of taxes in Sweden too

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