Grocery Prices in RUSSIA after SANCTIONS

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  • @arndbaggen3011
    @arndbaggen3011 5 місяців тому +159

    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_
      @STONE69_ 5 місяців тому +19

      An $8 dollar shampoo is expensive in any Country.

    • @arndbaggen3011
      @arndbaggen3011 5 місяців тому +25

      @@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
      @rr-zb3rh 5 місяців тому

      @@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
      @kentaylor2416 5 місяців тому +9

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

    • @gttgnn
      @gttgnn 5 місяців тому +8

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

  • @quinninstrumets8259
    @quinninstrumets8259 5 місяців тому +98

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

    • @seanwainwright2627
      @seanwainwright2627 5 місяців тому +7

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

    • @latendresseaa
      @latendresseaa 5 місяців тому

      Stupid comment.

    • @НиколайНиколай-п5к
      @НиколайНиколай-п5к 5 місяців тому +2

      In Russia Colgate is read as Soldier

    • @lucanidae100
      @lucanidae100 5 місяців тому +5

      All made in Mexico

    • @neisjo
      @neisjo 5 місяців тому +5

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

  • @DoctorJ42
    @DoctorJ42 5 місяців тому +37

    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
      @willcox4561 5 місяців тому

      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
      @polster2 5 місяців тому +1

      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
      @DavidZinselmeier 5 місяців тому

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

    • @angela-qh8gl
      @angela-qh8gl 5 місяців тому

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

    • @albertmaziarz6739
      @albertmaziarz6739 5 місяців тому

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

  • @dillinpicklesworth5698
    @dillinpicklesworth5698 5 місяців тому +39

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

  • @seigliere1
    @seigliere1 5 місяців тому +10

    It’s sounds really cheap to me but as everyone says it’s all relative to salaries and income!

    • @jerrylee4485
      @jerrylee4485 5 місяців тому

      therefore...it is the opposite of cheap
      when a German shops in Norway it is hell expensive, but the Norwegian earn double

  • @JohnnyFD
    @JohnnyFD 5 місяців тому +50

    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
      @respergu13 5 місяців тому

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

    • @лысый-император
      @лысый-император 5 місяців тому +6

      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
      @virtualrealityfitness283 5 місяців тому +1

      Food and Water are the most important for survival!

    • @лысый-император
      @лысый-император 5 місяців тому

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

    • @user-bw9pt4ni8s
      @user-bw9pt4ni8s 5 місяців тому +5

      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.

  • @BunnyWatson-k1w
    @BunnyWatson-k1w 5 місяців тому +42

    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
      @mikewood4242 5 місяців тому +5

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

    • @malcolmhamilton5200
      @malcolmhamilton5200 5 місяців тому

      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
      @melluzi 5 місяців тому

      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
      @Belaziraf 5 місяців тому

      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.

    • @ungrateful-66
      @ungrateful-66 5 місяців тому +1

      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.

  • @user-oj5bw7sl8p
    @user-oj5bw7sl8p 5 місяців тому +48

    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.

    • @albertmaziarz6739
      @albertmaziarz6739 5 місяців тому +7

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

    • @user-oj5bw7sl8p
      @user-oj5bw7sl8p 5 місяців тому +2

      @@albertmaziarz6739 My sentiments exactly!

    • @mungothomas2274
      @mungothomas2274 5 місяців тому

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

    • @maximsl
      @maximsl 4 місяці тому +7

      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.

    • @maximsl
      @maximsl 4 місяці тому

      @@mungothomas2274 Все не могут быть виноваты. Иначе надо винить и всех японцев за отряд 731, и всех американцев за ре?зню в май лей во вьетнаме. Но больши нство безусловно ви?новато, именно оно развязало новому г?тлеру руки.

  • @havanahal8942
    @havanahal8942 5 місяців тому +7

    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.

  • @ondrejdobrota7344
    @ondrejdobrota7344 5 місяців тому +62

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

    • @hgv1883
      @hgv1883 5 місяців тому +9

      Rubbish

    • @arndbaggen3011
      @arndbaggen3011 5 місяців тому +6

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

    • @petrklic7064
      @petrklic7064 5 місяців тому +1

      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
      @hoody3758 5 місяців тому +4

      @@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
      @tomaspisecky4835 5 місяців тому

      @@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

  • @AQuietNight
    @AQuietNight 5 місяців тому +15

    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
      @AUmarcus 5 місяців тому +2

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

    • @AQuietNight
      @AQuietNight 5 місяців тому

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

    • @AUmarcus
      @AUmarcus 5 місяців тому

      @@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
      @koilamaoh4238 5 місяців тому

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

    • @msbull100
      @msbull100 5 місяців тому

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

  • @waynefee1561
    @waynefee1561 5 місяців тому +29

    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
      @PMAFL 5 місяців тому +1

      They all appear cheaper than Australia

    • @brinjoness3386
      @brinjoness3386 5 місяців тому +3

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

    • @tootsrr1
      @tootsrr1 5 місяців тому +3

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

    • @soundsoflife9549
      @soundsoflife9549 5 місяців тому

      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!

    • @mareebrown-e3n
      @mareebrown-e3n 5 місяців тому +1

      @@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.

  • @Michael_RareZebra
    @Michael_RareZebra 5 місяців тому +7

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

  • @jdranetz
    @jdranetz 5 місяців тому +11

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

  • @PatricioArtu
    @PatricioArtu 5 місяців тому +4

    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 🪆 😮😅😅❤🎉

  • @markks2321
    @markks2321 5 місяців тому +3

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

  • @skyll4141
    @skyll4141 5 місяців тому +5

    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

    • @zulubeatz1
      @zulubeatz1 Місяць тому

      Bakery prices in the UK are way too high I think.

  • @jonathanheyse5314
    @jonathanheyse5314 4 місяці тому

    This is my first time seeing one of your videos, and it answered questions I’ve wondered about for a while regarding product availability and pricing. I really enjoyed seeing this!!

  • @LagunaL8
    @LagunaL8 5 місяців тому +4

    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
      @artemprudnikov5693 5 місяців тому

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

  • @jacktrinder5668
    @jacktrinder5668 5 місяців тому +26

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

  • @multipolarworldtoday
    @multipolarworldtoday 5 місяців тому +5

    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
      @artemprudnikov5693 5 місяців тому +1

      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
      @KaraokeNig 4 місяці тому

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

  • @DiborboneImperia
    @DiborboneImperia 5 місяців тому +2

    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!

  • @bigtex9836
    @bigtex9836 5 місяців тому +15

    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.

    • @Patrick-ih4oe
      @Patrick-ih4oe 4 місяці тому

      So true !

    • @cherylbaker4290
      @cherylbaker4290 4 місяці тому +1

      In the uk we sometimes have supermarkets giving out free samples of alcohol when they have a new brand that's on promotion

  • @rosygreen7
    @rosygreen7 5 місяців тому +12

    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
      @marlu6373 5 місяців тому

      toilet paper you need vodka ah not really.

    • @haydonditchburn2194
      @haydonditchburn2194 5 місяців тому +2

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

    • @ian7033
      @ian7033 5 місяців тому +2

      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
      @angela-qh8gl 5 місяців тому +1

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

    • @Bracarensis
      @Bracarensis 5 місяців тому +1

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

  • @CRs304dp
    @CRs304dp 5 місяців тому +7

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

  • @baddbeliever
    @baddbeliever 5 місяців тому +7

    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
      @albertmaziarz6739 5 місяців тому +1

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

    • @davekohler5957
      @davekohler5957 4 місяці тому +1

      That is a hard wage to live on in America

    • @baddbeliever
      @baddbeliever 4 місяці тому

      @@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
      @oluka9002 4 місяці тому +1

      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.

    • @JobHuntingAbroad
      @JobHuntingAbroad 2 місяці тому +1

      Your salary is quadruple too

  • @CO84trucker
    @CO84trucker 5 місяців тому +7

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

    • @ВадимТорн
      @ВадимТорн 5 місяців тому

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

  • @barrystroud4056
    @barrystroud4056 5 місяців тому +9

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

  • @mitchrodee
    @mitchrodee 5 місяців тому +51

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

    • @cyclopsvision6370
      @cyclopsvision6370 5 місяців тому

      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
      @andreabc1469 5 місяців тому +5

      The weakness of the ruble makes everything expensive

    • @Aaew4ry
      @Aaew4ry 5 місяців тому

      The cheapest iphone in russia

    • @JanvanDeBoerka
      @JanvanDeBoerka 5 місяців тому

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

    • @PjotrII
      @PjotrII 5 місяців тому

      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!

  • @artursmalta8833
    @artursmalta8833 5 місяців тому +6

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

  • @haroundarwiche7673
    @haroundarwiche7673 5 місяців тому +75

    considering the russian salary, these prices r quite expensive

    • @elazargoldmann2183
      @elazargoldmann2183 5 місяців тому +16

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

    • @PetriTemiseva
      @PetriTemiseva 5 місяців тому +9

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

    • @ehawolczecki8759
      @ehawolczecki8759 5 місяців тому +10

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

    • @STONE69_
      @STONE69_ 5 місяців тому

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

    • @Ultra-Violet
      @Ultra-Violet 5 місяців тому

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

  • @alainrouleau
    @alainrouleau 4 місяці тому +1

    Just checked out the price for the Garnier Fructis shampoo over here in Montreal, Canada.
    The price ranges from C$3.47 to C$4.77 for a 370ml bottle at Walmart, Amazon, etc. Which equates to a price of 224 to 308 rubles.
    Converting to the Russian small bottle (250ml) works out to 152 to 209 rubles. The Russian large bottle (400ml) works out to 242 to 333 rubles. Which means it's slightly less expensive in Canada.
    But a Canadian has about 4x the median income of a Russian and could actually afford to buy four bottles instead of one.
    So, that's a pretty expensive bottle of shampoo if you're an ordinary Russian. I'd be curious to know what the price of a local Russian brand of shampoo is? Probably not so expensive.

    • @lucasworktv
      @lucasworktv Місяць тому

      Does a Canadian earn 4000€ on average?
      Because the average wage in Russia is between 800 and 1000$.
      Plus Russians have cheaper rents, free healthcare and lower taxes.

    • @alainrouleau
      @alainrouleau Місяць тому

      ​ @lucasworktv On average? Because that's kind of a loaded question.
      Something like 20% of Canadians make 5,000€ to 6,000€ or more per month. Or the equivalent of at least C$100,000 per year. Just for a single individual. So, all the high-income earners will definitely distort the "average".
      A more representative number is the "median", you know, the middle number where 50% make less and 50% make more. I don't have the latest individual number but typically the "median" Canadian household income is around C$100,000 per year or 5,000€ to 6,000€ per month. Lower than the "average".
      But Canada is a huge country, like Russia, so it all depends on where you live. Some people are making lots of money, some people less so. Big cities like Vancouver and Toronto are CRAZY for housing and rents. Some of the most expensive in the world and I'm not kidding. Canadians don't pay for healthcare either other than through taxes or supplemental insurance. And things like public transport where I pay C$100 or 65€ per month for a bus/metro/train pass is a very good deal, if you ask me. Plus, electricity and water prices are insanely low where I live compared to the rest of Canada and North America.
      So, it really does depend on where you live.

    • @lucasworktv
      @lucasworktv Місяць тому +1

      @@alainrouleau
      Thanks for the adequate explanation!
      Canada is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, definitely 👍
      Yet public transport in Russia will cost you maybe 100$ a year or so, but it also depends.

  • @markbaldwin975
    @markbaldwin975 5 місяців тому +4

    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.

    • @ВадимТорн
      @ВадимТорн 5 місяців тому +2

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

    • @PetriTemiseva
      @PetriTemiseva 5 місяців тому

      Median income is ca $700.

    • @stevealkire7626
      @stevealkire7626 5 місяців тому

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

  • @jimmyjackjasperjones3rd171
    @jimmyjackjasperjones3rd171 5 місяців тому +2

    the grocery store price analysis was very informative. great vid

  • @Super23_Super23
    @Super23_Super23 5 місяців тому +24

    I like your hair like this

  • @lordrobert12
    @lordrobert12 5 місяців тому +6

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

    • @SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA
      @SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA  5 місяців тому +2

      Thank you, Robert, so sweet🥰

    • @goldmaple5290
      @goldmaple5290 5 місяців тому +1

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

  • @randompizza14
    @randompizza14 5 місяців тому +5

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

    • @loydwalser501
      @loydwalser501 4 місяці тому

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

  • @ondrejdobrota7344
    @ondrejdobrota7344 5 місяців тому +2

    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+.

  • @snoozinghipo
    @snoozinghipo 5 місяців тому +4

    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!

    • @ipcipc7760
      @ipcipc7760 5 місяців тому

      Same for Serbia, my Bulgarian bro, same.

    • @albertmaziarz6739
      @albertmaziarz6739 5 місяців тому

      single mother with 2 children 182 dollars salary per month

    • @ИмперияДобра-е9с
      @ИмперияДобра-е9с 5 місяців тому

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

    • @lucasworktv
      @lucasworktv Місяць тому

      Which west? 20 years ago? 😂

    • @lucasworktv
      @lucasworktv Місяць тому

      @@albertmaziarz6739where?

  • @Sabakinno
    @Sabakinno 5 місяців тому +2

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

  • @davidgray8359
    @davidgray8359 5 місяців тому +18

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

    • @DavidZinselmeier
      @DavidZinselmeier 5 місяців тому

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

    • @buffalo241
      @buffalo241 5 місяців тому

      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
      @Deltex75 5 місяців тому

      Well not compare price if not checking salaries...

    • @albertmaziarz6739
      @albertmaziarz6739 5 місяців тому

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

    • @lucasworktv
      @lucasworktv Місяць тому

      Nothing compared to Europe 😂

  • @seanwainwright2627
    @seanwainwright2627 5 місяців тому +3

    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
      @poshemuuu 5 місяців тому

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

    • @artemprudnikov5693
      @artemprudnikov5693 5 місяців тому

      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

  • @dwaleka
    @dwaleka 5 місяців тому +21

    Like everywhere around the world :(

    • @narutoincore123
      @narutoincore123 5 місяців тому

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

  • @Mechanic44455
    @Mechanic44455 4 місяці тому +1

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

  • @larrykas1
    @larrykas1 5 місяців тому +9

    Love from Palm Springs Ca. ❤💜

  • @captnawty7966
    @captnawty7966 Місяць тому

    Thank you for sharing a part of your life with us. Grocery shopping is expensive around the World, even in the United States we are experiencing a 30% increase in groceries. Thank you for placing the dollar comparison really is appreciated. Best wishes.

  • @Matt-rw9py
    @Matt-rw9py 5 місяців тому +3

    Hello agent Nikita from Poland 👋 I’m starting to learn Russian so on your next visit to Poland I want to take you shopping, concert, dinner, club, house party and more. Will be a lot of fun my cutie pie 🥰

    • @Olegstuff21986
      @Olegstuff21986 Місяць тому

      Getting horny for some Russian p**sy? :))

  • @10lauset
    @10lauset 5 місяців тому +1

    It costs more than you here in Edmonton Alberta Canada. And we get hit with the exchange rate with the US dollar. Cheers to you.

  • @smb123211
    @smb123211 5 місяців тому +5

    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.

    • @АНДРЕЙ3500
      @АНДРЕЙ3500 5 місяців тому +2

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

    • @DavidZinselmeier
      @DavidZinselmeier 5 місяців тому

      idiot

    • @bubblegum6076
      @bubblegum6076 5 місяців тому

      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
      @smb123211 5 місяців тому

      @@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
      @bubblegum6076 5 місяців тому

      @@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.

  • @williamcady9652
    @williamcady9652 3 місяці тому

    Great video. I thoroughly enjoyed it and learned a lot about Russian grocery store prices.

  • @eymaslacker
    @eymaslacker 5 місяців тому +2

    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
      @gttgnn 5 місяців тому +1

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

    • @albertmaziarz6739
      @albertmaziarz6739 5 місяців тому +1

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

  • @MrHalukbilgin
    @MrHalukbilgin 5 місяців тому +1

    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.

  • @BunnyWatson-k1w
    @BunnyWatson-k1w 5 місяців тому +9

    Your bread and cakes are far cheaper than in Canada.

    • @BunnyWatson-k1w
      @BunnyWatson-k1w 5 місяців тому

      @_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
      @ravern1000 5 місяців тому

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

    • @BunnyWatson-k1w
      @BunnyWatson-k1w 5 місяців тому +2

      @@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

    • @lucasworktv
      @lucasworktv Місяць тому

      Obviously.
      Because the wages are lower too

  • @masm3219
    @masm3219 5 місяців тому +1

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

  • @AP-THA-GREAT-28
    @AP-THA-GREAT-28 4 місяці тому +4

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

  • @sharonwade2478
    @sharonwade2478 Місяць тому

    The prices are incredible. I would buy from the store and pay shipping to Canada. Food is very expensive here. Potatoes are $8-10 for 4kg bag. Milk for 3litre is here is $7.69 plant based milk even higher

  • @dwaleka
    @dwaleka 5 місяців тому +8

    Privet greetings from Canada !

  • @detroitsuburbsrepresenting7248
    @detroitsuburbsrepresenting7248 3 місяці тому

    I'm watching your channel, and I am from the United states. I just wanted to let you know that a lot of the brands such as Colgate is a brand that we use in the United States we always have Crest to as another toothpaste and all of those are most of those shampoos we have here

  • @fusionere3d
    @fusionere3d 5 місяців тому +5

    Always very interesting ❤🎉🎉😊

  • @christiancorbettvlogs4958
    @christiancorbettvlogs4958 5 місяців тому +1

    It’s happening same everywhere most people on lower wage shop in Aldi and Lidl best supermarkets we got from Germany - we love you for that UK

  • @1848revolt
    @1848revolt 5 місяців тому +5

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

  • @RobbieDnB
    @RobbieDnB 3 місяці тому

    We do paint eggs in Romania and Hungary too! Honestly, there is so much propaganda about what is going on Russia vs West Eu, but those prices are quite expensive and is very much in line with European countries prices...Hope you had a great Easter celebration! Although, I love that some local produce is actually well priced, unlike going west from Romania to England.
    Amazing and Thanks!

  • @AspenWinn
    @AspenWinn 5 місяців тому +14

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

    • @joeshmooo5327
      @joeshmooo5327 5 місяців тому +4

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

    • @Juhani96
      @Juhani96 5 місяців тому +6

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

    • @kathyscoppettuolo7168
      @kathyscoppettuolo7168 5 місяців тому +3

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

    • @twiz7677
      @twiz7677 5 місяців тому

      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
      @CarlBland-tn1jo 5 місяців тому

      That's backward America though

  • @ElizabethMarinescu
    @ElizabethMarinescu 5 місяців тому +1

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

  • @andraus3397
    @andraus3397 5 місяців тому +8

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

    • @Lori-jw8lx
      @Lori-jw8lx 5 місяців тому

      Brazil says they have tarp. 😂

  • @WilliamRaffa
    @WilliamRaffa 5 місяців тому +1

    We also COLOR our eggs in the US for Easter. Actual in the last 20 years the spending at Easter has gone higher every year!

  • @thomasbowles3587
    @thomasbowles3587 5 місяців тому +4

    Thanks!

  • @elvisjd710
    @elvisjd710 2 місяці тому

    I love how you say “category” ❤

  • @citygirl7025
    @citygirl7025 5 місяців тому +92

    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
      @njswampfox474 5 місяців тому +38

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

    • @STONE69_
      @STONE69_ 5 місяців тому +28

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

    • @Ultra-Violet
      @Ultra-Violet 5 місяців тому +43

      Absolute nonsense, nothing is free in russia lol

    • @rinse-esnir4010
      @rinse-esnir4010 5 місяців тому +6

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

    • @tenchotenchev5606
      @tenchotenchev5606 5 місяців тому +17

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

  • @normanhill535
    @normanhill535 4 місяці тому

    Colgate toothpaste is it's own brand. I use Colgate. Crest is another brand, though they may be made by the same company. Thank you for this video.

  • @_TheMax_
    @_TheMax_ 5 місяців тому +14

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

    • @brinjoness3386
      @brinjoness3386 5 місяців тому +16

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

    • @bubblegum6076
      @bubblegum6076 5 місяців тому +8

      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_
      @_TheMax_ 5 місяців тому +3

      @@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
      @bubblegum6076 5 місяців тому +6

      @@_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_
      @_TheMax_ 5 місяців тому

      @@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.

  • @stevealkire7626
    @stevealkire7626 5 місяців тому +1

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

  • @andand-g1r
    @andand-g1r 4 місяці тому +12

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

  • @BaliBali-ov1kx
    @BaliBali-ov1kx 5 місяців тому +1

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

  • @jsal2366
    @jsal2366 5 місяців тому +4

    Ola beautiful great content 🌹

  • @jasonmalroy3131
    @jasonmalroy3131 4 місяці тому

    Hi there. I enjoy your UA-cam 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.

  • @AspenWinn
    @AspenWinn 5 місяців тому +3

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

    • @havanahal8942
      @havanahal8942 5 місяців тому +2

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

    • @kathyscoppettuolo7168
      @kathyscoppettuolo7168 5 місяців тому +2

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

    • @twiz7677
      @twiz7677 5 місяців тому

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

    • @geoffwaterman6560
      @geoffwaterman6560 5 місяців тому

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

    • @PetriTemiseva
      @PetriTemiseva 5 місяців тому

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

  • @hazlslinger2338
    @hazlslinger2338 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you Svetlana the food prices are similar to the UK except the Vodka which would be $15-$20 due to the tax

  • @kevinknoff9809
    @kevinknoff9809 5 місяців тому +7

    No, Colgate is a different manufacturer than Crest

  • @christopherwebb7245
    @christopherwebb7245 5 місяців тому +1

    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
      @jerrylee4485 5 місяців тому

      Salaries!!!???? 🙈

    • @christopherwebb7245
      @christopherwebb7245 5 місяців тому

      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!

  • @Jleitte
    @Jleitte 5 місяців тому +6

    The Russian people are not our enemy. Both of our governments need to be reformed.

  • @dailodai9586
    @dailodai9586 5 місяців тому +2

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

  • @teotheterrible
    @teotheterrible 5 місяців тому +7

    It's way cheaper than in the EU.

    • @Juhani96
      @Juhani96 5 місяців тому +1

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

    • @marcinadamski2892
      @marcinadamski2892 5 місяців тому +1

      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.

    • @Robert-cd2ox
      @Robert-cd2ox 28 днів тому

      People in the EU also earn 5-8 times as much on average.

  • @dominikhorvath8076
    @dominikhorvath8076 5 місяців тому

    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.

  • @Juhani-xw1lj
    @Juhani-xw1lj 4 місяці тому +3

    Gasoline in Russia 60 cents and we pay about 2 euros. My hair shampoo 12,90 - 22,90 ...so in Russia very cheap. How often you buy? One shampoo in 10 years? We do not believe just so as media has lied during 4 years in western countries so much, many our friends have lost health and even died so many.

  • @JoeyRay-fz1qe
    @JoeyRay-fz1qe 5 місяців тому +1

    The thing is what is made in Russia is cheaper then the West but if you want Western Goods then you are going to pay more. Even under sanction you still can get sanctioned stuff. For her shampoo I would guess she buys Western so it should not be a surprise she pays more. Looked it up, the shampoo she buys is from a French Company, Surprise!

  • @vintagetone22
    @vintagetone22 5 місяців тому +3

    Love you and russia 🌹⚘❤❤❤⚘⚘⚘❤❤❤❤

  • @ernestoatalig8715
    @ernestoatalig8715 4 місяці тому

    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

  • @Abcdef-xt2tl
    @Abcdef-xt2tl 5 місяців тому +4

    Viva y Slava Russia 🇷🇺 !!!..😁👍

  • @emmacgrog284
    @emmacgrog284 5 місяців тому +2

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

  • @johnswale376
    @johnswale376 5 місяців тому +4

    Much cheaper than the uk 🇬🇧

    • @peterjarmesty1884
      @peterjarmesty1884 4 місяці тому

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

  • @tbee2653
    @tbee2653 5 місяців тому

    Food prices in Russia are very similar to prices here in the U.S. But your prices are so much better for fruit, vegetables and bread. And you speak beautiful English. Thank you for your video.

  • @Super23_Super23
    @Super23_Super23 5 місяців тому +3

    Sanctions..that crap is still going on?

  • @Dannysoutherner
    @Dannysoutherner 5 місяців тому

    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.

  • @bobnewhart4183
    @bobnewhart4183 5 місяців тому +7

    ☠️💀☠️ - DON'T ATTACK YOUR NEIGHBOURS FFS .. !!! ☠️💀☠️

    • @dasboat64
      @dasboat64 5 місяців тому

      STFU Idiot! She has nothing to do with the BS! Moron!!!

  • @suzigemini
    @suzigemini 5 місяців тому +2

    Svetlana Much love. Yes, most of the prices in the US have skyrocketed as well. The Garnier shampoo is maybe a little more costly here by a dollar. Yes, we dye Easter Eggs--not necessarily paint them, Love from California.🥰 Love your videos.

    • @DavidZinselmeier
      @DavidZinselmeier 5 місяців тому

      prices in the US have not skyrocketed, maybe in california...but ....california is a socialist state just like russia. so you both can enjoy a crappy life

  • @ThomasSlodzinski
    @ThomasSlodzinski 5 місяців тому +1

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

    • @ThomasSlodzinski
      @ThomasSlodzinski 5 місяців тому +1

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

  • @williamblevins6410
    @williamblevins6410 3 місяці тому

    in California Coca Cola 2L 355,98 rubles... Plus 17,80 rubles sales tax and 22,25 rubles deposit on the plastic bottle. Total 396,03 rubles.

  • @chris5248
    @chris5248 5 місяців тому +2

    Everything except Nutella costs 3-10 times as much in Australia

    • @jerrylee4485
      @jerrylee4485 5 місяців тому +1

      you earn 10 times more...think about it

    • @narutoincore123
      @narutoincore123 5 місяців тому

      Yes. You are leaving on an island, what did you expect? This prices are actually insane for russian salary. I would say not even half can afford that food

    • @artemprudnikov5693
      @artemprudnikov5693 5 місяців тому

      @@narutoincore123 Poor Russians - give them money for food

    • @narutoincore123
      @narutoincore123 5 місяців тому

      @artemprudnikov5693 No need for that. They just buy expired food.

    • @artemprudnikov5693
      @artemprudnikov5693 5 місяців тому

      @@narutoincore123 Then supply the weapons

  • @mikkaras6940
    @mikkaras6940 5 місяців тому +1

    These products are cheaper than those in Greece. Except some vegetables and fruits. Take in consideration that the
    salaries in Greece are almost he lowest in the EU.