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Anil Krishna asks: Is rice, wheat flour and other pulses available in Yaroslavl? What is the price?
Expert's answer:
I found a site offering numerous foodstuffs in Yaroslavl. The list of Flour and Baking Products, the list of Cereals. Exchange rate is about 30 Russian Rubles per 1 USD. The price of 1 kg of rice is about 2-3 USD, 1 kg of wheat flour - 1 USD. This service to translate the site from Russian.
Anil Krishna asks: Is Yaroslavl a well developed city? I want to take admission in Yaroslavl state medical academy so how are the studies there, what is the cost of living in Yaroslavl and winter climate? What is the cost of milk and eggs in Yaroslavl?
Expert's answer:
You should check the official site of Yaroslavl for more info about the city, a lot of photos of the city. The site of Yaroslavl state medical academy may be useful. Article about the climate in Yaroslavl. Official statistics of the prices in the region. The following service can be used to translate the sites from Russian. The price of 1 liter of milk is about 1 USD, 10 eggs - 1,3 USD.
hossam el bagoury asks: The price of food and transportation in Ivanovo?
Expert's answer:
Local public transport (trolleybus/bus) ticket price is about 10-12 Rubles. Some food prices: white bread loaf - 12-14 Rubles, 1 liter of milk - 26-30 Rubles, 10 eggs - 35-40 Rubles, 1 kilo of sugar - 38-40 Rubles. For comparison: movie ticket is about 100-200 Rubles. The prices are actual for 2011, 1 USD is about 30 Rubles.
theresa asks: how much would it cost to fly from Los Angeles,CA to St. Petersburg,Russia? and how much would it cost to stay there for a month?
Expert's answer:
The cost of the flight (both ways) starts from about 45,000-50,000 Rubles or 1,600-1,800 USD (1 USD = 28 Rubles, March 2011). If you are going to rent an apartment for a month (with one room) it will cost you about 15,000-30,000 Rubles. The other costs like food, visiting museums etc. will be about 20,000-30,000 Rubles.
adam asks: How expensive is it to travel from Moscow airport, to Sokol by car, train or taxi? Estimate in U.S. dollars if possible.
Expert's answer:
There are numerous trains running from Yaroslavl railway station of Moscow to Vologda (capital city of Vologda oblast where Sokol town is located). The price of the ticket is about 1,000-1,500 Rubles (30-50 USD), time in travel 8 hours. And from Vologda there is regular bus to Sokol running several times a day. Could not find the exact price but it is not high, less than 10 USD.
nicholas asks: How many rubles will a house cost in Kyzyl?
Expert's answer:
The prices for the houses vary greatly but average offers are about 1,500,000-3,000,000 Rubles (2010).
Curious asks: How much does it cost to take train from Moscow to Yoskar-Ola and also the cost of train from Yoshkar-Ola to Moscow?
Expert's answer:
The cost of the train ticket is about the same for both directions and starts from 1500-1600 Rubles (50-55 USD) for the traveling with the lowest level of comfort, 3700-4300 Rubles (120-140 USD) Medium/Upper medium level, 7000-8000 Rubles (230-260 USD) High level (July 2010).
Serguei Hulse asks: What is the cost of renting an apartment in Rostov on Don?
Expert's answer:
The cost of renting an apartment varies greatly depending on the district of the city, number of living rooms etc. but the prices for 1-2 rooms apartments are about 8,000-12,000 Rubles per month (270-400 USD, June 2010).