Grocery Prices in RUSSIA after SANCTIONS

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In this video I'll show you the prices for groceries in Russia at the moment. Let me know in the comments what do you think!
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[@arndbaggen3011]

Why is it so hard for people to understand that it is the wrong way to look only at the price of a product in a country . That doesn’t matter at all . The question to be asked is, how long must I work , to be able to buy the product . Because $ 5 in one country , can be cheaper , then $ 1 in another country.

[@STONE69_]

An $8 dollar shampoo is expensive in any Country.

[@arndbaggen3011]

@@STONE69_ you still don’t get it . That is maybe your personal feeling , and for that you have for many products , different price ranges . But you can’t really argue that earning $ 2000 a month, a product for $ 8 is the same expensive, as for someone earning $ 300 a month

[@rr-zb3rh]

@@arndbaggen3011 $8 shampoo with a $2000 a month income is still really expensive lol. its not about the price anyway its about a 100% increase in price which is crazy.

[@kentaylor2416]

The prices seem reasonable, but it really depends on what you earn.

[@gttgnn]

​@@arndbaggen3011still I prefer to earn 2000 than 300. At least I can afford something than just survive

[@barrystroud4056]

Thank you for your very clear and informative posts...

[@CRs304dp]

Spasiba 😘 I enjoy watching when you give us a tour of your grocery stores

[@quinninstrumets8259]

In US, Colgate is Colgate and Crest is Crest, two different companies

[@seanwainwright2627]

Crest is a brand owned by parent company P&G (Proctor & Gamble), whereas Colgate is a brand from parent company Colgate-Palmolive.

[@latendresseaa]

Stupid comment.

[@user-mb6hg6zk4i]

In Russia Colgate is read as Soldier

[@lucanidae100]

All made in Mexico

[@neisjo]

Still cheaper than the Colgate I buy from Amazon. Or, worst case, go to CVS and need to have someone unlock access

[@user-og2wt3le4j]

In Canada grocery prices are changing each week. There is no rhyme or reason to it. Yet the grocery chains say they are not making profit.

[@mikewood4242]

Just because someone says something doesn't mean its true.They are naking record profits.

[@malcolmhamilton5200]

Canadians pay carbon taxeS NUMEROUS times on food between field and fork. Every time food is dried, frozen, processed, moved, distributed or changes hands carbon taxeS add insideously and needlessly to the cost. Canadians are stupid and vote Trudeau, therefore deserve high grocery prices. If it bothered them, they wouldn't vote for these people posing as federal Liberals, because they're NOT. They're socialists subjecting Canadians to the crackpot theories of the WEF and lowering living standards faster than any time in Canadian history.

[@melluzi]

If you notice the changes in grocery prices, perhaps there is a problem with the income, not prices. Normally it should not affect the family budget whatsoever.

[@Belaziraf]

Grocery chains often impose their prices as they can't do it with renown brands. Then they charge back unsold or stolen items. So they always make profits. I don't know for other countries but here in France, Supermarkets make net profits ranging from 2 to 7.5%. The bigger the supermarket, the lower percentage, but also the more cashflow as what is called "hypermarket" here are at least 50,000 sqm and generate revenues from 450 millions euros to 1.5 billions every week. 2 or 3% net profits are insanely huge.

[@funDAYsmiling]

Same here in Florida. Honestly, I was shocked to see prices for cow's milk come back down to reality instead of craziness at $5 or $6 per gallon.

[@JohnnyFD]

Economically it's impossible to for the RUB to be fixed to 92rub to $1 for so long, especially during Russia's spending on their invasion and with the sanctions imposed. How that Putin has secured office for the 6th time, I have a feeling he's going to allow the RUB to free fall now that the elections are over. I'm curious to see what the next update will look like in a couple of months by year end.

[@respergu13]

Sanctions are not working and soon Kharkiv will be Russia again !

[@NIKOLAYkuz]

С экономической точки зрения Россия зависит от доллара не так сильно, как вам кажется. Центральный банк с начала СВО не стоит на месте, а работает над решением проблемы. Так что критического падения рубля не будет, большая часть продуктов местная и из союзных стран СНГ, так же и техника завозится из дружественных стран, а расчет происходит только частично в долларах

[@virtualrealityfitness283]

Food and Water are the most important for survival!

[@NIKOLAYkuz]

@@virtualrealityfitness283 Конечно, но магазин ЛЕНТА (LENTA) один из дорогих

[@user-bw9pt4ni8s]

There is no dependence on the dollar. Prices will drop by a lot in the summer. Since it will be the season of fruits and vegetables. So, personally, I give purple to your green piece of paper.

[@jacktrinder5668]

this was very interesting and insightful love the salad bar and beautiful as always 😍😍

[@emmacgrog284]

Great video and I love love love your new hair 😍😍😍

[@fusionere3d]

Always very interesting ❤🎉🎉😊

[@ondrejdobrota7344]

In Czech republic prices skyrocketed. Its oligarchs fault. They are printing money all over the world, Fed, ECB etc.

[@hgv1883]

Rubbish

[@arndbaggen3011]

Maybe you could blame Putin and Russia . Or are you not allowed to mention that ?

[@petrklic7064]

Yeah. The same products made in China (!!) now cost 2-3x more. Meat cost 3x more. Dunno, but is chicken breeding energetically consuming as aluminum processing ? Are chicken and cows made of aluminum or what ? Did they increase 10x salaries of "slaves" from poor european countries working here in agriculture and food processing industry ? Food here is 3x more expensive and it's quality is 3x worse than before. People do not buy expensive meat it stinking and rotten in shops and butcher's. ps: jak se anglicky řekně "keťas" ? - to je asi nejvýstižnější výraz, keťasení, pro to co se tu děje.

[@hoody3758]

@@arndbaggen3011 In Poland, Putin is blamed for everything. I am not joking. everyone has the perfect excuse for shitty EU policy. Prices and cost of living become very high here.

[@tomaspisecky4835]

@@petrklic7064 look from where potassium and other fertilizers come, this was predicted to happen about one and half yer ago in production projections for whole food chain as reserves of it were running lower (more so after that blow of the big dam on dnepr river - hit for restock) you have to realise that fertilizers are needed to produce animal feed (if fertilizers become more expensive -> feed is more expensive -> meat is more expensive), this think is really global, (you know ru weaponised food, remember when that dam blow up african leaders went to ua to see how that affects them and to st petersburg to hear what they'll get from putin and didn't look too happy about that - they don't have grain production and are dependent on import, we do have enough arable land and agriculture, but without enough fertilization that land don't produce enough - ferts are therefore needed and are one of the industry chain inputs [cost]) hope that explains what is happening a bit

[@jimmyjackjasperjones3rd171]

the grocery store price analysis was very informative. great vid

[@mitchrodee]

Just a reminder: Food is not on the list of sanctioned items.

[@cyclopsvision6370]

most of the foreign brand items are imported from non EU countries anyways, so Russia still has access to Coca Cola and other western brands

[@andreabc1469]

The weakness of the ruble makes everything expensive

[@Aaew4ry]

The cheapest iphone in russia

[@JanvanDeBoerka]

If a countrey is sanctioned they prices of the food will automaticlly 2

[@PjotrII]

AMEN AMEN AMEN! I look at the videos as some kind of propaganda, as they project prices in a food store AS IF THE FOOD WAS SANCTIONED! That is BS! What happens in their stores is normal INFLATION - NOT SANCTIONS. Companies, politicians, banks are sanctioned, NOT FOOD!

[@waynefee1561]

I noticed many of the shampoo's are expensive same here in Australia, the thing i have noticed is that prices are going up and quality of products especially from overseas are dropping.

[@PMAFL]

They all appear cheaper than Australia

[@brinjoness3386]

Average wage in russia is 5000 a year. I work as a Gardner and earn more in 100 hours.

[@tootsrr1]

And they change the size of the Packages they think the buyers are stupid

[@soundsoflife9549]

Yes -a lot of prices are the same as here in Australia (60 Ruble = ~$1) when the exchange is worked out, but some things there are much cheaper! The only thing that stood out as being higher may be the salmon fillets(the salmon steaks were cheaper there though) but it depends on where you shop. Those eggs were so cheap compared to what we pay here!

[@user-ql2ow2nr3k]

@@PMAFL Today in IGA red capsicums were 17 dollars au per kilo, and truss tomatoes were 14 dollars au per kilo. They can stay there until the prices become more realistic.

[@randompizza14]

Another great video. I like your hair. I would try the vodka if I was not driving.

[@loydwalser501]

Are you driving and texting.? You get a ticket!

[@lordrobert12]

Thanks! For your shampoo!! Good luck, my friend!!❤❤❤

[@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA]

Thank you, Robert, so sweet🥰

[@goldmaple5290]

​@@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIASvetlana your so sweet. I love you so much.

[@user-ge4yu1yd3s]

We have no SANCTIONS in my country, but the prices still exploded the last 2 years by x2.

[@Michael_RareZebra]

Grocery prices seem to be the next worldwide pandemic. It's everywhere. Craziness. Thanks for sharing.

[@Super23_Super23]

I like your hair like this

[@justinkage8441]

I feel that you and your videos are interesting and informative. And anything you may not mention leaves more for your watchers to look forward to from you.

[@leonnisson1435]

Nice update. Nice hair. Thank you.😀

[@DoctorJ42]

It's not just Russia, in the US...I haven't been to the pharmacy in awhile and picked up a number of household items (no medicines) that fit in one small bag, two years the total would have been slightly over $50. This week $92. Sanctions and bad policies have hurt people across the globe.

[@willcox4561]

Not due to sanctions, but due to the significant increase in government spending under Biden. Economy 101: Inflation is created when the government (not the private sector) prints too much money into the economy. The result: the dollar itself becomes less valuable. Therefore, it takes more dollars to purchase items.

[@polster2]

Pharmacy's in the US like Walgreen and CVS (2 largest in the US) are generally thought as overpriced compared big box stores like Target, Walmart, Home Depot(4 household items), etc.. The brick and mortar pharmacy business is a dying business because of to much competition from online (Amazon, Cost Plus, etc.) and brick and mortar retailers like Kroger, Albertsons, Target, Costco, Walmart, etc...

[@DavidZinselmeier]

that is the dumbest thing i ever heard. what does a bag have to do with it, its what you buy, idiot

[@angela-qh8gl]

Nope…the pandemic and russias invasion of Ukraine has hurt economies around the world. Blame where it’s due.👍🏻

[@albertmaziarz6739]

dont lie dont spread russian manure . drug praices are 12percent down

[@dillinpicklesworth5698]

They give vodka at supermarket to help ease the pain of prices 🤣🤣 definitely need to do that in USA 🤣

[@DavidZinselmeier]

idiot. what prices are bad?

[@markhusseymh1]

Then you get DUI on way home from the shop 😂😂😂

[@shabbirhussain8198]

Beautiful hair 🥰 good video 😊

[@seesafar9912]

This is most fun, strolling along enjoying what is.

[@havanahal8942]

Svet, your hair looks great! I like the style/cut and little curl. By the way, when you get to the States you and your new husband should visit the Florida Panhandle. RIght now it's 28 degrees (82f). You won't need to bundle up.

[@haroundarwiche7673]

considering the russian salary, these prices r quite expensive

[@elazargoldmann2183]

As young Russian scientists my salary is 200$ per month and at the same time salary of solder is 2500$ per month

[@PetriTemiseva]

The median income is way less than $1,000.

[@ehawolczecki8759]

@@elazargoldmann2183/But at the end of the day your safe and home . Some soldiers will never see that money .sadly

[@STONE69_]

@@PetriTemiseva that median measurement is BS. The majority of Russians make or get less than $500 per month.

[@Ultra-Violet]

​@@ehawolczecki8759no not sadly, they don't have to be there, they've invaded another country for money, not for defending anything!

[@TopTheTigerTamer]

I’m just watching to admire your beauty and listen to your accent.

[@skyll4141]

very interesting and the shop is like Tesco in the UK. most prices are similar to here, the shop bakery there seems a little less in price though. thanks for the video

[@thomasbowles3587]

Thanks!

[@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA]

Thank you so much!😊

[@user-oj5bw7sl8p]

The problem is not, that prices are rising in Russia, but the fact, that usual Russian pension is 10000 rubles (100$). And usual salary in Russian provincial towns is 30000 (300$) (for working 8 hours a day, 5 days a week). In other words, the problem is not how quickly prices are rising in Russia, but the ratio of prices for food and housing and communal services - and wages/pensions.

[@M1l1taryM1nD]

these numbers are crap you took out of your arse i guess 🤣

[@albertmaziarz6739]

3rd world ecnomy on life support with evil ambitions to expend .

[@user-oj5bw7sl8p]

@@albertmaziarz6739 My sentiments exactly!

[@mungothomas2274]

они все виноатые .... oni izobreli vtorogo Gitlera and spend vast $$$$$$$$ on mur dering their neighbours

[@maximsl]

A minor correction. 110$ is a minimal pension , but 200$ get most of elderly. Still a misery thugh. Russia is country with the greatest level of a society's statification in whole world, thus 300$ might be very decent wage in small provincinal towns but even 800$ might seem to be a small amount in large cities like Moscow and Petersburg.

[@dailodai9586]

thanks for the price updates. great video as always. love the lipstick color and hair style.

[@BaliBali-ov1kx]

I watch your all vlogs and first time comment I love you ❤️❤️❤️

[@jdranetz]

Colgate is its own brand. Crest is a separate competitor brand.

[@baddbeliever]

still amazing prices. the staple is still affordable and there's a choice. north american prices are quadruple in eggs dailry and grain. meat prices are exactly the same.

[@albertmaziarz6739]

affordable on 182 dollars per month , single mother with 2 children steve wonder

[@davekohler5957]

That is a hard wage to live on in America

[@baddbeliever]

@@albertmaziarz6739 i know that's its expensive if you're comparing it with america. i'm talking about iran and russia and surrounding countries that are not the arab oil countries.

[@oluka9002]

Calculating the price of my regular purchase according to the video would amount to 5,000 rubles, while the average Russian salary is 9,489 rubles. That's why it's important to have an idea of the average salary of a nation. The prices are indeed much higher and exaggerated for the Russian purchasing power.

[@MrHalukbilgin]

You had a video last year where you toured a market and said there was no perceptible discomfort. So it takes about 1.5 year for the effect to be felt.

[@jasonmalroy3131]

Hi there. I enjoy your KZbin channel. I wanted to mention that Crest and Colgate are two different toothpaste products in the USA. This was an interesting video. Keep them coming.

[@LagunaL8]

It is interesting in a way how it takes a few years for sanction effects to show to a noticeable degree. Especially for a big country. Also its neat seeing the famous brands in a different language.

[@artemprudnikov5693]

The sanctions have been in place since 2014. Where is the effect of them?

[@AQuietNight]

Colgate is made by the Colgate-Palmolive Company. Crest is made by the Proctor & Gamble Company. Lay's chips are cheaper in Russia than the U.S.!

[@AUmarcus]

They're not cheaper when you compare the pay checks.

[@AQuietNight]

@@AUmarcus True. But I do remember a time a time when they were that cheap.

[@AUmarcus]

@@AQuietNight Inflation in Russia is higher than the US, UK, and AU and that's despite the fact the Russian central bank has interest rates set at 16% to try and control it. That's more than 3 times the rate in the other three countries.

[@koilamaoh4238]

I never seen those palm brand ones before , quite strange but russia has them

[@msbull100]

@@AQuietNight Lay's are locally produced in ruzzia, potatous is a way cheaper.

[@ernestoatalig8715]

I like grocery shopping especially online I find it very interesting how you have videos of your shopping especially the prices and how they are impacted Also you are a pretty and smart lady Nice show got or channel ty

[@t1259sw]

Great video.

[@rosygreen7]

Our prices in Australia are ridiculously expensive compared to Russia. The Colgate toothpaste is about $7, bread is $5, the 10 rolls of toilet paper is $9, a fancy cake similar to your 950 rubles is $25 to $30, the same size potato crisps are now $8m Stolichnaya 700ml Vodka is $50, the exact Beluga vodka is $90. We have extremely high taxes on alcohol.

[@marlu6373]

toilet paper you need vodka ah not really.

[@haydonditchburn2194]

Same here in NZ. It would almost pay me to fly there & do my next shopping trip..

[@ian7033]

Do nt know where you are shopping but its not in any major supermarket. Colgate toothpaste is less than $4 in Woolies. Toilet paper $13 for 24 rolls.

[@angela-qh8gl]

Good god come on! Do the basics, their cost of living is lower because the average wage is a lot lower. 🙄

[@Bracarensis]

You're at the end of the world. Come closer 😂

[@AspenWinn]

still wayyy cheaper than the US a bottle of the body wash here is $7

[@joeshmooo5327]

Just bought a bottle for 2.99 not sure where your shopping for body wash at $7

[@Juhani96]

Hell nah. 2,5-3 euros here in Finland. Even our avarage salary is 3000 euros per month

[@kathyscoppettuolo7168]

Good buys on body wash at Dollar Tree - $1.25 each.

[@timweddington3193]

Still don't get it, do you? They make, at best, twenty cents on the dollar compared to the US...that is why about two thirds of Russians live below the poverty line...

[@CarlBland-tn1jo]

That's backward America though

[@very-lucky838]

Спасибо, Света! Это было очень подробное и сочувственное исследование с твоей стороны.

[@masm3219]

Hi, in Germany we color the eggs too. It is always a highlight for my daughter to color the eggs.

[@ondrejdobrota7344]

Onions in Rusia are very cheap in comparison. In hypermarket you cant find oninons for 6,69 CZK like in Russia, rather for 20-30 CZK. It used to be like 8,90-10,90 CZK action price. You cant find such price for 2-3 years, always around 20+.

[@busterrabbit8869]

She gets better over time, an eastern European blessing

[@heureuse8568]

We have Biomed/SPLAT toothpaste in Sweden as well, quite popular. No sanctions there

[@markks2321]

So many American products, I am surprised! Good video. Hello, from America!

[@markbaldwin975]

the last time i paid 50 cents for a snickers bar was 30 years ago and it was smaller. everything i saw was much cheaper than the us but i suspect the workers salaries are much less also. everything is relative.

[@user-jd8ky3qb1y]

Salaries are lower, but also significantly lower utilities, a 13% tax and medical services in public hospitals are free for anyone

[@PetriTemiseva]

Median income is ca $700.

[@stevealkire7626]

*Beef and fish are expensive and comparable in price.*

[@multipolarworldtoday]

Taste VODKA at store, "Heck YES!" I wish Costco would sample VODKA's instead of potato chips. BTW; Beluga Vodka in US (standard size) $50+ And Food prices in the US have increased by at least 31% annualized

[@artemprudnikov5693]

By the way, Beluga vodka is one of the worst in Russia, so if you take vodka called Every Day, made in this store, or tasting vodka, which cost twice as much, then it is unknown in whose favor the bill will be

[@KaraokeNig]

@@artemprudnikov5693 Give me names of few top quality Russian vodka to try in future.

[@trance4me875]

Your favorite shampoo "Garnier Früchte 700 ml" 6 euros here in Germany 😊 but i guess it's three times larger than you showed 200ml 🤭 Nutella 700g here like 5 Euros God bless you Sveta ❤

[@rodbesnoin9367]

Amazing videos

[@larrykas1]

Love from Palm Springs Ca. ❤💜

[@CO84trucker]

Vodka samples at Russian supermarket... I just spit out my coffee!

[@user-jd8ky3qb1y]

What's wrong? There's only one blunder-an ill-chosen snack

[@user-jr6pz7ef8f]

You are absolutely gorgeous thank you for the video much love from Virginia USA

[@user-jr6pz7ef8f]

@-MISS_SVETLANA_FROM_RUSSLA_ she never replies like this this must be a scam

[@dominikhorvath8076]

My favourite supermarket in Russia was Eurospar. Especially the cooked food section and the soups. When I was there, it was everything for 60 rubles for 100 grams. Especially for meat dishes or sushi it was a very good price.

[@eymaslacker]

The dishes in the store cafeteria looks good! Also to be honest, the prices were shockingly low. The $1.3 usd eggs for example in Singapore would be ~$3.30 sgd instead of 1.76 sgd (1.3 usd to sgd conversion), which is a 100% increase.

[@gttgnn]

Ok so you are welcomed there in russia to enjoy their quality of life😅

[@M1l1taryM1nD]

@@gttgnn so miserable you are :)

[@albertmaziarz6739]

russian salary single mother with 2 childten , 182 dollars per month move to paradise

[@M1l1taryM1nD]

It doesn't add up does it

[@jsal2366]

Ola beautiful great content 🌹

[@user-gl7iu7tp2j]

I'm curious, which coin "kopeck" denomination did you put into the little mechanism to get the shopping cart?

[@sibiriakwr8043]

With a face value of 10 rubles or for your 10 cent

[@Dannysoutherner]

Use Dawn for shampoo like I do. Works great. My hair is long too, combs right thru, no oily residue. Very inexpensive. The store is an improvement over GUM.

[@seanwainwright2627]

I believe that Beshbarmak flavoured potato chips are more of a Kazakh thing than an Uzbek thing, but it quite interesting to know that they actually exist.

[@poshemuuu]

or Tatar). Beshbarmak is what a tourist is the first to try in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan)

[@artemprudnikov5693]

Traditional meat is a flour dish of the Turkic-speaking peoples. The word "beshbarmak" (formed from "besh" and "barmak") in translation from the Kyrgyz language means "five fingers", "five fingers". According to the most common version, the name of the dish arose from the way it was consumed by hands. There is another version of the origin of the name of the dish. For example, P. S. Nazarov believes that this is what it is called because unleavened dough is put into this dish in pieces, previously kneaded with five fingers

[@smb123211]

There's an American saying, "Chickens must come home to roost" meaning you can delay the inevitable only so long. Wild spending, sky-high interest rates and freezing the currency works only for a short time. Svetlana, just wondered, do you have "markets" around there - people who raise their own food and sell it? Once again, enjoyed the video and your fantastic English.

[@user-yu1bt5go6y]

Такие рынки есть и их много, но в основном в маленьких городках и сельской местности.в больших городах это крупные Агрохолдинги и перекупщики!

[@DavidZinselmeier]

idiot

[@bubblegum6076]

This is not the case in Russia, prices have only been rising for 20 years, there has never been a price reduction. Prices for transport, utilities, food, household appliances, and clothing are especially noticeably rising. If we take into account that salaries are growing more slowly or not at all, then it becomes quite sad

[@smb123211]

@@bubblegum6076 Yes, prices have been rising but on average (since 2014) about 2%. Today not only are the rises huge but the ruble is weak making it a double blow. Even the rise in wages can't keep up - utter mess.

[@bubblegum6076]

@@smb123211 2%?! Did the official government statistics tell you that? As a simple man in the street who eats, drinks, uses transport, pays communal services in Russia, I can say that prices have increased TWICE a year by at least 5%. The simplest example is a travel card in Moscow, three and a half years ago it cost 1,700 rubles, now it costs 3,000 rubles, and they also plan to raise the price.

[@stevealkire7626]

*Sveta thank you for the update on prices. Egyptian mud is not bad for 109 rubles. 😄 Your hair reminds me of Farrah Fawcett.*

[@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA]

Thank you!😊

[@markmillward9733]

Clogate and Crest are 2 different brands of toothpaste. Your condoms are the same price but 3 times more expensive than in US since they're 3X smaller size.

[@bigtex9836]

If you had taste free vodka in USA you would have a line of 500 people ready to taste. You would run out of vodka. Homeless people would put the word out.

[@snoozinghipo]

Nice store! Many prices are similar to the west. Though knowing that the average Russian wage is so much lower than the west, the prices would be very unaffordable!

[@M1l1taryM1nD]

Believe me it's ok. Here in Bulgaria wages are half of theirs and yet it's cheaper in their stores !

[@ipcipc7760]

Same for Serbia, my Bulgarian bro, same.

[@albertmaziarz6739]

single mother with 2 children 182 dollars salary per month

[@user-ne9rx8xi9y]

@@albertmaziarz6739 Mothers are paid a salary for being mothers or what lil troll alberto?

[@robertlove2168]

I used to buy Standart vodka here in the US. No more. Thanks for the tour.

[@robertlove2168]

I don't have a Telegram account. Oh well.

[@theheadychannel]

This store was like Safeway x Costco in the US. I would love to watch an ASMR of you shopping it.

[@dwaleka]

Like everywhere around the world :(

[@narutoincore123]

You can drink vodka in stores for free in your country?!

[@user-og2wt3le4j]

Your bread and cakes are far cheaper than in Canada.

[@user-og2wt3le4j]

@_MISS_SVETLANA_FROM_RUSSLA- We just had Mother's Day today (May 12) in Canada. The price of flowers skyrocketed this week. A small bouquet of flowers was $45 CAD. Of course any leftover flowers will be on sale Monday for 75% off.

[@ravern1000]

sounds cheap to us in the UK as well but it depends on the average salery .

[@user-og2wt3le4j]

@@ravern1000 Min wage is $16.50/hour CAD which does not cover rent even with 40 hours per week. A recent trip to a discount grocer last week included: Pop Tarts: $3.79 CAD Diet Coke: $7.49 (plus 13% tax) CAD Black Diamond cheese slices: $3.49 CAD Wonder Bread: $2.99 CAD Kleenex: $2.00 CAD

[@DungBeetle47]

I have never seen bagged milk but people in the United States tell me we have it in some states. So you've taught me something I never knew. Bags seem to fragile to transport.

[@stevepool8034]

Most of those prices, Sveta, seem quite reasonable compared to my Walmart in Germantown, MD. Just FYI, Crest and Colgate are the two big toothpaste competitors in the US. In my area sadly, liquor such as vodka, rum or gin can only be bought at a government run stores, not at supermarkets. Very antiquated. Yes, Americans do paint eggs for Easter especially if you have kids. Thanks for the informative price check. 😊

[@timweddington3193]

In Russia, people make less than three dollars an hour on average, In the US, the average person makes closer to twenty...it's not just the prices...it's the buying power of your money...

[@user-jd8ky3qb1y]

@@timweddington3193 as well as the cost of utilities and medical services and taxes

[@1848revolt]

Well it's been bad here in the US for a long time.

[@menemenetekelupharsin3007]

Are you talking about the infamous "Bye-Dumb-Flation?"

[@albertmaziarz6739]

number 1 economy in the world and growing russian 6 feet under

[@dwaleka]

Privet greetings from Canada !

[@alanzolotoff6014]

Same size pack of Lay’s Potato Chips here in California is $4.79. I just bought some yesterday.

[@M4V3RiCkU235]

Lay’s Potato Chips here in California is $4.79. Dafaq ?! I used to pay 0.60$ in the pandemic for that. Yeah, now is also over 2$ here - the 140 gram variant. Country - Romania, EU. When we tell the fuckers that rule us, that the prices almost tripled in 4 years... They reply - the annual inflation is "only 15%" - again, WTF ?! Btw, the average salary is around 1100$/month. A decent rent is over 500$ for a studio. I earn over 2000$/month - this is considered "a good salary" here - But, these prices are still insane. *salary is after taxes/ netto.

[@user-nb7jn4pg2l]

Try buying shampoo from the salons, much better quality. Higher price but so worth it.

[@justinkage8441]

First I would like to say thank you for your dedication to revelation of life in your area , in the US we never get actual life stories . Also I live in Topeka KS. So that's two things that make me happy. Keep up the good travel work and congratulations on your relationship .

[@justinkage8441]

@_MISS_SVETLANA_FROM_RUSSLA- You know I'd love to but , I'm hesitant to open a new account . Even though a conversation with someone like you is at the top of my list , I don't like the scammers and all. You have my email and I can put any ? You may have . And because your so cool. I can say this to you and you will know it to be true . Washburn College.

[@artursmalta8833]

Inflation, sanctions, exchange rate and of course high interest rate from central bank, makes prices skyrocketing. It’s very simple logic.

[@Super23_Super23]

Good price on the Snickers candy ...stock up

[@stevealkire7626]

*Yep, that supersize would be three times the price or more...*

[@christopherwebb7245]

Lots & lots of wonderful products at prices far less than we pay in our English supermarkets. I have never seen sturgeons swimming in fish tanks in my local Tesco either. Thanks, Sveta. Great reporting!

[@jerrylee4485]

Salaries!!!???? 🙈

[@christopherwebb7245]

More affluent Russian shoppers shop at O'Key and other big supermarkets. When my Russian wife and I stayed at our SPB apartment before the Russo-Ukrainian war I avoided the big shops, and shopped at small ones, using various loyalty cards. It pays to shop around, as short-term discounts can be deep on items like yoghurt, chocolate etc. Russian supermarkets do not display price her kg or litre, so you have to do the maths, in a country of 92cl milk, 180gm butter, 90 gm chocolate bars etc. Big old Russia started shrink inflation well before 2022! Beetroots are very cheap in Russia compared to my local Tesco!

[@kevinknoff9809]

No, Colgate is a different manufacturer than Crest

[@davidgray8359]

You should see the United States prices. It’s absolutely ridiculous.

[@DavidZinselmeier]

what are you talking about? do you work for russian propaganda? prices in us are not bad at all...idiot

[@buffalo241]

Just shows how food corporations use the inflation narrative to take advantage and are price gouging in the US. Same thing is happening in the Auto industry. Inflation is definitely real but the gouging beyond is criminal.

[@Deltex75]

Well not compare price if not checking salaries...

[@PaulGreet]

It's the same in Scotland. Food and energy prices have quadrupled. I feel sorry for ordinary people no matter where they live.

[@albertmaziarz6739]

on 15 dollars minimum wage per 1 hour .1 pound chicke n 1 dollar absolutely you

[@OutRAjious]

darling we got the same here in London :) x

[@ondrejdobrota7344]

Zewa is best toíilet paper in Czech republic and ACTION price increased from 5,68 CZK per item to 7,49 CZK per item.

[@albertmaziarz6739]

wash yours

[@citygirl7025]

She forgets to mention that in Russia medical care is free, hospital is free, university & schools are free. In America you only get food stamps & medicaid if you're poor, poor, poor and living on the street.

[@njswampfox474]

And serfdom and slavery to the state are universal at no extra cost.

[@STONE69_]

Its not free, people and Companies pay with their taxes. Canada has the same system.

[@Ultra-Violet]

Absolute nonsense, nothing is free in russia lol

[@rinse-esnir4010]

The problem is that the Americans choose that system every time again.

[@tenchotenchev5606]

And you forgot to mention that in Russia you get the "Quality" associated with "Free"

[@_TheMax_]

I notice the prices are 50% cheaper than on the west.

[@brinjoness3386]

And what is the average salary in russia? Smh at the stupidity in this comment section

[@bubblegum6076]

Considering that the average salary in Russia is $500, do you continue to believe that these are low prices? You haven't seen the prices of clothes and appliances yet

[@_TheMax_]

@@bubblegum6076 consider that more than 90% of people in Russia have paid off houses and they do not pay property tax. They inherited nothing, the property they owned they paid because government has been subtracting over decades some amount from their salaries for cities and apartment development. You see even in Socialism nothing was for free just the capital was evenly distributed. On the top of that free schools universities, free sport activities, free healthcare .... When you say $500 pay salary you add to it +$1500 (at least) to compensate this what you missed.....daaaaaaa!!!!

[@bubblegum6076]

@@_TheMax_ 90% of Russians did not buy a house, but inherited it. This is a relic of the USSR, when everyone was provided with housing. Also, do not forget about the quality of housing. Apartments (Russia is a country of apartments) in which 90% of Russians live in developed countries of Europe and the USA would be considered social housing. And apartments are still a good option, many still live in wooden barracks where there is no water or sewerage, or communal apartments when one apartment is divided between several families.

[@_TheMax_]

@@bubblegum6076 you are under Western propaganda. You have Google Earth and run it trough Russian cities and check buildings than go to American cities and compare. Try to find "Skid Row" in Russia but you will find it in every USA city.

[@tfortexas5098]

Food is much cheaper there than in the USA. How much is utilities such as water, gas for cooking and heating, electricity?

[@user-jd8ky3qb1y]

Novosibirsk, Siberia. The tariff for cold water is $ 0.26 per 1 cubic meter, for hot water - $ 1.6 per 1 cubic meter. The price of electricity is $0.036 per kWh, the heating tariff is $20.35 per Gcal. The gas tariff for consumers per 1 cubic meter in the presence of gas heating is $ 0.07, in the absence of it - $ 0.09. Gasoline, 1 liter -0.55 dollars. Communication - I pay $11 per month (including mobile communication, home internet and smartphone internet, TV with 120 channels (or so)).

[@PatricioArtu]

Grazie Svetlana, bel video. Comunque, se confrontiamo con l'aumento dei prezzi in Italia, sta' andando meglio a voi. Molto interessante vedere che l'olio extravergine d'oliva costa meno in Russia 🪆 😮😅😅❤🎉

[@teotheterrible]

It's way cheaper than in the EU.

[@Juhani96]

Thats bullshit :D prices are almost same or even lower in some products depending of country.

[@marcinadamski2892]

In the "EU" means where? "EU" is a very broad concept... It is not ESSR (yet...). These are different countries and prices are slightly different everywhere. Depends on many factors. Let's add to this, what is the salary and pension of an average Pole, an average Hungarian or a Latvian, and how much is an average German or Dutch? The differences are colossal. What means "cheap" to a German is expensive to me, even if it would cost the same.

[@AspenWinn]

unbelievable ! our cheapest eggs in the US are $6 a dozen at grocery stores . A gallon of milk is $5 a gallon

[@havanahal8942]

You need to find another grocery. Our eggs are $3. Milk is $4.

[@kathyscoppettuolo7168]

Las Vegas has a dozen eggs for $3. Milk at Walmart is approximately $3 a gallon.

[@timweddington3193]

Agree...she must shop at Whole Paycheck...

[@geoffwaterman6560]

$AUD5 -6 eggs in Australia. Food inflation happening here also

[@PetriTemiseva]

Yep. And median income in Russia is way below $1,000.

[@DiborboneImperia]

The price for Garnier Fructis or Colgate rise up overall the word, Italy, Germnay all the same. The producer wants more, because the cost and salary goes higher. The reason is not on account of the boyoctt. In Europe we take the same products from the shop, rossmann or aqua e sapone!

[@decem_unosquattro9538]

@7:51 Russian standard Vodka I used to drink this on a regular basis. Here it's cost about $38.00, sometimes $35.00 mostly higher $45.00. AUD Australian dollar.

[@albertmaziarz6739]

stop

[@decem_unosquattro9538]

@@albertmaziarz6739 I don't drink anymore. thanks.

[@johnswale376]

Much cheaper than the uk 🇬🇧

[@peterjarmesty1884]

Life is cheaper there. The truth does not exist. We in UK earn more. Russian people brain washed morons.

[@andraus3397]

Rússia é nossos amigos parceiros O que a Rússia precisar,o Brazil ajudará.🇷🇺🇧🇷🤝

[@Lori-jw8lx]

Brazil says they have tarp. 😂

[@Sabakinno]

Pringles made in Poland are 2,5$ Imported from Belgium are better and cheaper around 2$.

[@soulfate2]

Nice to go shopping/looking with you Sveta.. what is the latest on what foreign credit cards can be used? Hope you are well and doing good Beautiful Summer ahead for everyone there 👏

[@vintagetone22]

Love you and russia 🌹⚘❤❤❤⚘⚘⚘❤❤❤❤

[@albertmaziarz6739]

cesspool

[@Super23_Super23]

Sanctions..that crap is still going on?

[@rajupodiyan3147]

Which is the best toothpaste in Russia Mam 🏫

[@BurninVinyl]

Prices are sometimes equal, sometimes are a little less than here in Italy. The price of salmon surprised me. Do you like rollmops? that would be good with a taste of that wodka!

[@osennyfoxtrot]

Salmon habit in the northern seas, I think this is the reason. In Russia it is produced domestically, while Italia imports it

[@BurninVinyl]

@@osennyfoxtrot It shouldn't cost like 30more dollars per kilo then. or am I wrong?