RUSSIA’S Most Expensive GROCERY STORE After SANCTIONS

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  • @Palimbacchius
    @Palimbacchius 5 месяцев назад +64

    Only Svetlana could make 20 minutes of grocery prices into fascinating viewing.

    • @user-xd7jl1ef2j
      @user-xd7jl1ef2j 5 месяцев назад +1

      Я сегодня в Сибири авокадо купила по скидке за 0.6 долларов. Россия Сибирь Красноярск ruclips.net/user/shortsae4rMoK_fCY?si=PURO7PE1rJaDt4lD

    • @perjetesi2811
      @perjetesi2811 4 месяца назад

      Only charming and mesmerising people are capable of that. :)

  • @ChefEarthenware
    @ChefEarthenware 5 месяцев назад +119

    The crazy-looking onion is called a Leek. They are quite popular here in the UK and are used in stews etc.

    • @peacefulamerican4994
      @peacefulamerican4994 5 месяцев назад +2

      Do they wear the leek on St. Davy's Day? (from Henry V).

    • @michalbelko5676
      @michalbelko5676 5 месяцев назад +2

      yea its od becose here too in slovakia

    • @ChefEarthenware
      @ChefEarthenware 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@peacefulamerican4994 I'm not up on Shakespeare, but the Welsh do indeed celebrate the Leek as their national vegetable. There was a Welsh comedian called Max Boyce who used to parade around the stage with a giant Leek in his hands.

    • @WailuaMark
      @WailuaMark 5 месяцев назад +2

      Used similarly here in America.

    • @blippacg
      @blippacg 5 месяцев назад +2

      Help! There's a Leek in my boat!

  • @user-bo4xz5oh5r
    @user-bo4xz5oh5r 5 месяцев назад +58

    Your videos are so much fun. I think it is important for people to realize that our lives are not so different no matter how crazy the world gets around us.

    • @davidshepherd-sj2tj
      @davidshepherd-sj2tj 5 месяцев назад +8

      Definitely !!! Love seeing Russia and the Russian ppl !!

    • @carolb5677
      @carolb5677 5 месяцев назад

      Because the same people are in charge and controlling us.

    • @richardlellip.e.m.b.a.7969
      @richardlellip.e.m.b.a.7969 5 месяцев назад

      Never Ever buy or eat Farm-Raised Salmon -- only buy Wild-Caught and hopefully you're not being scammed.

    • @benbae3449
      @benbae3449 4 месяца назад +1

      I agree. I watch these videos to remind me how the Russian people themselves are just people living and have no part in what is happening. Helps me not have hate in my heart.

    • @richardlellip.e.m.b.a.7969
      @richardlellip.e.m.b.a.7969 4 месяца назад

      @@benbae3449 She is getting shut down?

  • @royaleksandar
    @royaleksandar 5 месяцев назад +11

    I loved Russian culture. And I followed this channel before the war. And I still do. Respekt!

  • @pokechopachunky2905
    @pokechopachunky2905 5 месяцев назад +23

    I live in one of the wealthiest areas in America and the grocery store near my house is like that place. One bag of groceries that could fit a shoebox would cost $200 usd. Sometimes I see people in there with two full shopping carts. I usually shop at the other store called Safeway, and they sell the same stuff for a quarter of the price. Also the indoor restaurant in the store in your video is called a deli in America. I really love your videos, especially the nature and sochi videos

    • @user-xd7jl1ef2j
      @user-xd7jl1ef2j 5 месяцев назад +1

      Russia. Siberia. Krasnoyarsk ruclips.net/user/shortsae4rMoK_fCY?si=PURO7PE1rJaDt4lD

    • @louisah6020
      @louisah6020 5 месяцев назад +1

      Safeway is one of the more expensive grocery stores in Canada

    • @loviedecker6181
      @loviedecker6181 5 месяцев назад +2

      I live in America on the east coast in Virginia and our food prices are so much cheaper even at our best food markets ... one container of ben and jerrys ice cream here is about 5 dollars ....

    • @denmark39
      @denmark39 4 месяца назад +3

      200 US dollars ? I don’t believe you… USA is really cheap. I used to shop for a family in Hollywood and went shopping in Farmers market .. it was high quality food and not 200 US dollars for a shoebox of groceries … nuts

    • @peterkennedey9869
      @peterkennedey9869 3 месяца назад +1

      Unfortunately thats the result of failed policies from the political party thats currently governing the country.

  • @OrbioneKenobie
    @OrbioneKenobie 5 месяцев назад +11

    The funny onion is a leek,stews and chicken and leek pies,here in the uk.😜

  • @EmpireRules
    @EmpireRules 5 месяцев назад +20

    Greetings from the Midwest, USA.
    These are outrageous prices and yes, I would expect the items to be sparkled with glitters of gold as well 😂.
    Funny looking onion is called leek and sold at $1.00-1.99/lb. Lemons are 2 for $1 regularly and 3-4 for $1 on sale. Limes are 10 for $1 on sale and 4-6 for $1 otherwise. The same brand Italian olive oil under $8/liter.
    We call these sorts of stores “bragging rights” stores for insecure individuals. 😜

    • @wallyw3409
      @wallyw3409 5 месяцев назад +2

      Even in Canada the fruit was easy 2 to 3 times our winter prices when we have everything ship from Florida and mexico

    • @pdrphil8159
      @pdrphil8159 5 месяцев назад +1

      You tell em buddy ...!

    • @ugobereg
      @ugobereg 5 месяцев назад

      Это обычный магазин у нас.

    • @time8041
      @time8041 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@ugobereg Зарплату озвучь.

  • @IloveCamels335
    @IloveCamels335 5 месяцев назад +37

    Gotta admit I did not find the prices thaaat outrageous. I think out of season produce that has to be imported from far away is expensive everywhere around the world. The rest of products were not that crazy. The good thing is that you have more reasonably-priced stores as well so people on a lower budget have options and can go elsewhere to buy their groceries. Happy New Year!

    • @jmi5969
      @jmi5969 5 месяцев назад +2

      That's still 2-5 times the prices in ordinary stores *two weeks ago*. In the past week almost all chains raised the prices on imported vegetables, so today (Dec.31) the difference across the market is not as great as it was. Does it help "people on a lower budget" (say, service jobs paying 200 to 500 dollars a month gross) - make your guess...

    • @ivanronin8209
      @ivanronin8209 5 месяцев назад +2

      Ben and Jerry ''' here in any Canadian Supermarket is 5.99 a Box ! That is crazy . Russians people who shop there are just been Duped ! Dont do it !

    • @KC-bv9kf
      @KC-bv9kf 5 месяцев назад +5

      You know what the average monthly income in Russia?!
      Around 600 USD!
      Economic 101

    • @IloveCamels335
      @IloveCamels335 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@KC-bv9kf Well aware. That’s why I said good thing there are other supermarkets with lower prices. Nobody needs to buy super expensive figs. It’s an upscale shop for people with more than average income and judging it as such I find the prices okay.

    • @zg9817
      @zg9817 4 месяца назад

      Это один из самых дорогих сетей магазинов в России « Азбука вкуса». Они находятся только в крупных мегаполисах страны, но продукты там всегда свежие и качественные, ну и сервис на высоте

  • @sadouk
    @sadouk 5 месяцев назад +31

    Thanks Svetlana. Prices in Sweden are simular to some points but this shop was extreamly luxary so :) Have a happy new year and hope all crazy stuff ends and we all start love our neighbours again

    • @AZRIJEL84
      @AZRIJEL84 5 месяцев назад +6

      Yes but you didn't tel to her that salary in Sweden is 3000 euro in Russia is 300 euro this make diference

    • @benjamins8082
      @benjamins8082 5 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@AZRIJEL84that's all you make in Sweden. The minimum monthly salary in Canada is $2400 Canadian. And we can barely survive on this amount. I make around $4200 canadian per month and it's till shit, so sweden salary sucks just as bad as us lol

    • @sadouk
      @sadouk 5 месяцев назад

      Haha yeah 3000 euro in Sweden is like 300 in russia! And this video is about this store chain that is extreamly luxary. We seen cheaper stores alos so whats your point? Better check how much it cost to live in Sweden also before you point finger :) Happy new year to ya :) @@AZRIJEL84

    • @PaulV.
      @PaulV. 5 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@AZRIJEL84I think that you missed the beginning of her video when she tells that an average salary in the place she lives is about $1000. Also Russians dont pay 40% of taxes from their salary like in Sweden and one liter of gasoline costs in Russia €0,50 and not €2.00 like in Sweden.

    • @david5544g
      @david5544g 5 месяцев назад

      I'm from the US and that was a store I would definitely shop at... Take care.

  • @jim2335
    @jim2335 5 месяцев назад +7

    Always happy to see your grocery store videos. Happy new year, stay safe, and bless you.

  • @guillaumeleblanc4542
    @guillaumeleblanc4542 5 месяцев назад +12

    The fruit prices are insane, specially for our of season fruits, every body knows that winter raspberries taste absolutely nothing. Great video as always.
    Have a very happy new year to you and your love ones.

    • @umbrella7581
      @umbrella7581 5 месяцев назад

      На рынках у Азербайджанцев эти продукты в разы дешевле, вообще не понимаю кто ходит в эти магазины где продают санкционое дерьмо,это похоже на понты или выпендрёж

  • @mullerissa4377
    @mullerissa4377 5 месяцев назад +11

    Great video ,excellent demonstration of what's going on, especially about the prices.
    We wish you keep posting videos like this more often

    • @alvinhernandez5736
      @alvinhernandez5736 5 месяцев назад +1

      If she only gives the prices and doesn't give the average salary of the majority of the population living there the video doesn't make any sense

    • @mullerissa4377
      @mullerissa4377 5 месяцев назад

      @alvinhernandez5736 I agree because I think each city has there own standards for individuals, so that would be helpful to add up ,for more clear picture of living cost especially in the big cities as moscow and St Petersburg .

    • @brianwesley28
      @brianwesley28 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@alvinhernandez5736She mentions the average and median salaries and also states that there's no way of knowing the income of the common shoppers at this store, but they tend to have a higher income than average, to paraphrase.

    • @tristanmaclennan2989
      @tristanmaclennan2989 5 месяцев назад +1

      she did give the average salary, perhaps you were not focusing right at the beginning of the video

    • @alvinhernandez5736
      @alvinhernandez5736 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@tristanmaclennan2989 perhaps I didn't explained myself, to mention the purchasing power.
      You know in some neighbor cities like New York and New Jersey and in Canada as well neighbor cities one is very expensive and the other beside very cheap to buy house, to live.
      For instance average price for a house in New York could cost 800K in New Jersey can be 500K you can see is 300,000 cheaper and that's how your money can be stretched and have more power to buy anything weather is a car, house, or rent a flat etc. But Russia could be different the US and Canada

  • @alonshalit5778
    @alonshalit5778 5 месяцев назад +5

    My all-time favorite shopping thing to do is watch Svetlana in Russia!!

  • @burryhulbertjr1429
    @burryhulbertjr1429 5 месяцев назад +6

    Hello from Ohio hills USA
    I appreciate your channel. N prices not so bad as compared here in USA. ! Hopefully New Year is better for us all. We can find peace in our love and humanity. ❤😅

  • @michaels.594
    @michaels.594 5 месяцев назад +20

    The prices in this store are not very different from in the us. Inflation is totally out of control here. After I pay my monthly rent for housing and the utility bills there is not much left to buy food. Not to mention the high cost of buying and maintaining a vehicle to get me to and from my place of employment. Some of those prices are actually better than those seen in us markets.

    • @hangemhigh7069
      @hangemhigh7069 5 месяцев назад +1

      Coop and ICA in Sweden have the same price the owner bathing in money!

    • @mpirokajosephmgcokoca2355
      @mpirokajosephmgcokoca2355 5 месяцев назад +1

      Unbelievable 🙄

    • @stampdealer
      @stampdealer 5 месяцев назад

      Right. In fact, through most of the video, I was, "That's not bad....that's cheaper than the US....that's cheaper than the US...that's not bad..." Of course, with the caveat that average wages in Russia seem to be much less than the US, too.

    • @hangemhigh7069
      @hangemhigh7069 5 месяцев назад

      @mpirokajosephmgcokoca2355 Have you looking on the Tour of the ski?
      Only Coops sings cost 1 Millon Crowns!
      They will bathing in more money in EU!
      Coops is a Socialdemokrats Company!

    • @umbrella7581
      @umbrella7581 5 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@stampdealerда но в России и налоги и квартлата в разы меньше чем в США, не важно сколько ты зарабатываешь важно сколько у тебя остаётся денег после всех выплат,какой смысл от большой зарплаты если большую её часть съедают налоги и квартплата?

  • @johanwise9713
    @johanwise9713 5 месяцев назад +16

    Wonderful store, most of the prices are similar in swiss and parts of middle european areas. The extreme prices are partially ok because of being rare and not easy to get it.
    The vegetable at 3:40 is called "leek", in german "Lauch", a very common and cheap one.
    Thx for the shopping tipp, in case I am there anytime :)

    • @cubuff2647
      @cubuff2647 5 месяцев назад

      $55.00 dollars for any container of fruit is robbery bro. If people are paying most of those prices then the money you have is literally burning a hole in your pocket and cash is no object.

    • @johanwise9713
      @johanwise9713 5 месяцев назад

      @@cubuff2647 Not everything is that expensive, just extremly rare goods.

    • @tdrs1765
      @tdrs1765 5 месяцев назад

      Not everything. Pasta and coffee are way cheaper in Switzerland. By far.
      Other things, too, but not by so much.
      On the other hand, salaries are +- 10x of those Russian ones

  • @hank_lg
    @hank_lg 5 месяцев назад +5

    I live in a large city in Germany. We have some fancy grocery stores over here. I guess they are as expensive as the store you went to. I buy groceries at discounters like Penny, Netto or Aldi. It is much cheaper to buy food at this places. For example: 1,25 l of Fanta 1,49€ / Toast bread 500gr 0,99€ / Sugar 1Kg 1,49€ / Sparkling water 1,5 l 0,27 €.
    For fancier food I would have to go to stores who are much more expensive.
    I am amazed to see how many western companies still selling their goods in Russia.
    I wish you a happy new year!

    • @user-mt8xk5pr3b
      @user-mt8xk5pr3b 5 месяцев назад +1

      I shop aldi.good prices here in United States

  • @stevenaleshire7941
    @stevenaleshire7941 5 месяцев назад +6

    Great video.
    The Cristal Champagne at $1400 is absurd even in US at about $300 absurd, the Moet at $90 v $50 in US. Champagne is controlled by only several companies whose CEO once said in response to a glut on the market that he would rather pour it in the street than drop the price as it is as much a luxury symbol as a wine. This is why so many are turning to other sparkling wine choices.
    I , however, felt ripped off buying the Cafe Diamante at $16 recently but felt better seeing others paying $60 in Russia.
    Prices in this store are similar to our luxury food stores here in NYC such as Eli Zabar where in many cases you can walk around the corner and pay much less but as in this store there are products stocked that are unique, expensive but worth it.
    Are there over 100 of these in just Moscow and St. Petersburg ?
    Well good to see sanctions don't work, enjoy New Year's celebration.

  • @bergenpines1
    @bergenpines1 5 месяцев назад +2

    You are really paying for the “ambience”! Happy new year! 🎉🥳🍾

  • @florincopaci6821
    @florincopaci6821 5 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for this useful video
    Happy New Year

  • @starfishjennie
    @starfishjennie 5 месяцев назад +8

    The prices seemed at times, less expensive than our “gourmet stores.” For instance Fresh Market is a very popular gourmet grocery store based in North Carolina, USA. I felt that the store you were in was similar to Fresh Market. And, yes, their prices are so much more than a regular grocery store in the US, but sometimes, you need to splurge, like when u are having a party. Or, just for rich people-)

  • @tomp1612
    @tomp1612 5 месяцев назад +4

    Wow, those prices more than make up for the cheap grocery store you showed. The prices here in Canada don't seem so bad now. Happy New Year to you and your lovely family.

    • @umbrella7581
      @umbrella7581 5 месяцев назад +2

      Самые популярные магазины в России это ,,Пятёрочка'' ,,Мария Ра'' и. ,,Магнит '' и там обсалютно другие цены ,так что не теште себя в России цены намного дешевле

  • @jono8884
    @jono8884 5 месяцев назад +4

    Very well laid out store with good quality produce on display. The fish section is better than any store I have been in.

  • @KT-zx9jr
    @KT-zx9jr 5 месяцев назад +1

    Good work svetlana. Happy new year!!

  • @boinknook
    @boinknook 5 месяцев назад +5

    $55 for figs?! $38 for cherries?! When my dad came from Southern Italy to NYC, we had figs and a genuine bing cherry tree in our backyard. Yes, NYC! and I'll never forget in the early summer after a rain storm, those beautiful bing cherries shining in the sun ready for picking. And the figs! I was so sick of them!!😂

    • @umbrella7581
      @umbrella7581 5 месяцев назад

      Да это бред она просто показывает магазин где продаётся санкционое дорогое дерьмо, среднестатистический россиянин в такой магазин незачто не пошёл бы

  • @davidtownsend466
    @davidtownsend466 5 месяцев назад +4

    Ben and Jerrys in Finland is between 5 to 8 Euros. Love the content Svetlana,

  • @misdesixtysix8255
    @misdesixtysix8255 5 месяцев назад +1

    That store reminds me of a chain here in the Chicagoland area called "Mariano's" I enjoy shopping there for specialty items, but not normal everyday shopping. Thanks for this

  • @JohnPaul-158
    @JohnPaul-158 5 месяцев назад +1

    WOW! Thanks for sharing today! HAPPY NEW YEAR'S to a beautiful young woman! Stay safe...

  • @carefulconsumer8682
    @carefulconsumer8682 5 месяцев назад +21

    Thank you again for showing us a different aspect of Life in Russia. I learn so much by watching your videos. BTW, I just bought 3 pounds of frozen blueberries for $8.56 USD. So it's still pretty cheap in Texas.

    • @miki_car
      @miki_car 5 месяцев назад

      blueberries ? Its winter time in Russia

    • @carefulconsumer8682
      @carefulconsumer8682 5 месяцев назад

      @@miki_car Yes, the grocery market Svetlana is showing sells them. Check the videos at the 2:29 min mark. Next to the red raspberries. Imported.

    • @KC-bv9kf
      @KC-bv9kf 5 месяцев назад

      You know that the average income in Russia is around $600, right? Monthly!

    • @carefulconsumer8682
      @carefulconsumer8682 5 месяцев назад

      @@KC-bv9kf Yes, it's very expensive there when one considers the average monthly income. I appreciate Svetlana showing us the prices since it helps put cost of living in perspective. She does an excellent job explaining imo.

  • @Albrecht_von_Preussen
    @Albrecht_von_Preussen 5 месяцев назад +5

    Dear Svetlana,
    We call them delicates stores and you can find them in the rich neighborhoods in Manhattan like Upper East Side, Tribeca and the Village. They have them in West Palm Beach Florida, Chicago etc.
    in short, in any neighborhood where the average income is greater than US$ 10,000.00 per month
    👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @randompeacemaker6326
    @randompeacemaker6326 5 месяцев назад +1

    Video quality is really good plus the explaining 👍

  • @suzigemini
    @suzigemini 5 месяцев назад +3

    PS Yes Leeks (the weird onion) are not popular in America--however it is a French Slimming secret I have used from a French "Diet" book. You can make Leek Soup--very well known in France. Not that you need to diet. :) Much love.

  • @TurntableTV
    @TurntableTV 5 месяцев назад +8

    Sanctions aren't working in todays connected world. The store Svetlana showed in this video reminds me of those concept stores that sell products from all over the world. Those are targeted towards especially to foreigners that want feel more at home. Interesting stuff.

    • @Robert-cd2ox
      @Robert-cd2ox 5 месяцев назад

      The sanctions have the effect that products from abroad are much more expensive. Russia can of course buy everything from third countries, but they also want to have a big margin. German products are almost twice as expensive as here in Germany.

    • @RussellKnight1066
      @RussellKnight1066 5 месяцев назад

      The sanctions only hurt the average Russian- not the racist criminal elite who would shop at this store.

    • @user-xd7jl1ef2j
      @user-xd7jl1ef2j 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@Robert-cd2oxРоссия производит все продукты. Санкции не работают. Russia. Siberia. ruclips.net/user/shortsae4rMoK_fCY?si=PURO7PE1rJaDt4lD

  • @jerrimenard3092
    @jerrimenard3092 5 месяцев назад +1

    That olive oil, same brand in the States is around $10 USD. Lemons are about 3 for $1USD in a discount store. We call a restaurant in a store a Grocerant.

  • @stuka97
    @stuka97 5 месяцев назад +2

    Your nails are perfect. Happy New Year from Sothern California!

  • @mannyb57
    @mannyb57 5 месяцев назад +4

    WOW these prices are insane. I live in Charlotte NC and I thought the price where get higher. But 25 dollars for Ben and Jerry's, 60 dollars for a bag of coffee. Obviously this store is for people who make really big money.

  • @randallkarlin4115
    @randallkarlin4115 5 месяцев назад +4

    Some of these prices are crazy but many are the same price at regular markets in the USA. I noticed that in some of your other videos some prices are much cheaper in Russia than the USA.
    BTW we love your videos it’s nice to see little differences in other countries. I would like to visit someday as my ancestors came from the surrounding areas.

    • @bigskunk801
      @bigskunk801 5 месяцев назад +2

      Before the invasion the rubble was around 30cents for 1 rubble now it’s around 1 cent.

  • @carltonstewart1292
    @carltonstewart1292 5 месяцев назад +1

    I looked up lemons at Walmart. The generic best seller brand was $3.92 for a 2 pound bag. If you aren't familiar, Walmart is a very common supermarket that's all over the US. They sell a bit of everything.

  • @alexandermikhailov2481
    @alexandermikhailov2481 5 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks for the vid! I used to live in Moscow and St Pete in 2001-2009 and I shopped at Azbuka Vkusa all the time, brings back good memories 👍 I also remember how some of their price tags were per 100 grams, not the usual per kg 😂

  • @motorbikemadness5773
    @motorbikemadness5773 5 месяцев назад +2

    This is like a natural food store here in the States like New Seasons in Portland Oregon. Items are usually more expensive in specialty shops.

    • @pnwoutdoorlife
      @pnwoutdoorlife 5 месяцев назад +1

      I like New Seasons but very true comparison. We got a new one in Vancouver now on West side. 😁

    • @motorbikemadness5773
      @motorbikemadness5773 5 месяцев назад

      @@pnwoutdoorlife I use to work at the one on Cedar Hills Blvd in Beaverton.

  • @peterharma8937
    @peterharma8937 5 месяцев назад +4

    The shop looks really nice, with a large amount interesting products. The prices of “basic” products, such as potatoes, onions, salt etc are quite fair or even cheap, I would say, but the prices of many of the imported products are very high. An example, the price of a bottle of Moet&Chandon Brut Imperial champagne 750 ml was 92 USD in the shop. In Sweden you would pay 52 USD for the same champagne, so it is much more expensive in this shop.
    Thank you for the video, it is always interesting to learn more about the living conditions in Russia.

  • @jacktrinder5668
    @jacktrinder5668 5 месяцев назад +1

    happy new year hope your having fun and damn thats very expensive for russian wages in that store looks really cool though and delicious especially the cakes and beautiful as always 😍😍

  • @tapiolehto5312
    @tapiolehto5312 5 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the video, greetings from Finland and Happy New Year for all the world.

  • @danielsalem7624
    @danielsalem7624 5 месяцев назад +3

    Not much more expensive then here in rural germany in an average Rewe or Globus. Some groceries looking cheaper then here, some more expensive. But allove r very similar. But we have Lidl or Aldi. They are a bit cheaper. And Aldi is also little bit cheaper in US, some said everything same price as in us. Its not true. Maybe they mean "Whole Food Markets".
    BUT 500gr. Beluga caviar 500€/546$ ? Insane CHEAP.

  • @Paulie1232
    @Paulie1232 5 месяцев назад +2

    It's snowing buy you and they are singing American Christmas songs 🎵 😊, good information 👍

  • @BillReno
    @BillReno 5 месяцев назад +7

    Great video Svetlana. In California California those prices are comparable to our luxury grocery stores. What’s not comparable is the average salary monthly in St. Petersburg at US$1000. The minimum wage in California in the northern part is $18 an hour which would equate to about $3100 a month. That is the least amount that you would make like in a gas station or a coffee shop. In 2020 the average monthly income to compare to St. Petersburg would be $6500 per month. This is gross before our taxes are taken out so people are paid more in northern California. Hence the prices are higher. Average monthly rubles 1000 in St. Petersburg compared to 580,000 rubles average monthly in Northern California. Hope that helps.

    • @miki_car
      @miki_car 5 месяцев назад +1

      Did you see her walking in snow,what fruit or vegetables grows in snow? it cannot be cheap at this time of year

    • @alexpro8779
      @alexpro8779 5 месяцев назад +10

      Comparing prices in stores in different countries cannot give an answer about the standard of living in the countries. There are many other factors to consider, mainly expenses for purposes other than food. More than 70% of Russian citizens have their own housing. They don't pay rent. My expenses for electricity, communications (telephone and Internet), gas and other expenses associated with maintaining the apartment do not exceed $150 per month. Everything is within walking distance: school - 10 minutes, store - 5 minutes, hospital - 10 minutes, kindergarten - 3 minutes walk. Many people do not have a car and do not have the cost of maintaining it and the cost of fuel. Public transport is well developed and relatively inexpensive. I have a car and pay $30 a year for insurance. The tax in 2023 for all my property, including my car and two apartments, was $35 per year. Kindergarten per child costs $30-50 per month. If you have two children, then for the second child you pay 50% of the price. The third child pays nothing. The kindergarten is open from 7 am to 7 pm and payment includes hot meals for the child four times a day. Schools also provide hot meals for children. I do not pay for my child's meals at school and have never given my child food to go to school. The child goes to a music school and an art school. It's also free. Medical care is mostly free. My elderly neighbor calls an ambulance almost every day and they come for free.
      There is no doubt that on average the standard of living in the USA is higher than in Russia. However, we must remember that Russia is under sanctions, and Western countries are rapidly increasing debts to maintain an appropriate standard of living.

    • @time8041
      @time8041 5 месяцев назад

      @@miki_carIts winter in the US as well in case you do not know.

    • @time8041
      @time8041 5 месяцев назад

      @@alexpro8779 How much do you make per month? What percentage of that is for food and gas for your 2 cars? 70%??? Also, free meals in schools are lies.

    • @miki_car
      @miki_car 5 месяцев назад

      @@time8041 yes but winter places can get fruit or vegetables form California,meanwhile Russia must import them which make them expensive

  • @astronomyphilly
    @astronomyphilly 5 месяцев назад +5

    Prices are quite bananas even for us in the UK where prices are mental but, I'm always surprised how clean nice modern and nice everything looks there. Worlds away from our shit shops. Can't wait to get back

    • @Ultra-Violet
      @Ultra-Violet 5 месяцев назад

      Well in the UK they aren't firing a billion dollars of missiles at civilians 🤷🏻
      Goodbye, enjoy your life in the terrorist state 👍🏻

    • @RubbishGimpy
      @RubbishGimpy 5 месяцев назад +1

      Visit a Fortnum & Mason.

  • @suzigemini
    @suzigemini 5 месяцев назад +6

    Great video. Ben and Jerry's in Southern California is 4.99 to 6.99 American dollars. I have seen it as low as 3.99 on Sale. Our Olive Oils etc. are similar in price to this store. Mexican Avocados are 1 dollar each--rarely 3 for a dollar. Tomatoes can be 5.99 a lb. (pound). Much love to you in the New Year. I love your videos.

    • @gregwilliams386
      @gregwilliams386 5 месяцев назад

      And... Roma tomatos can be 68 cents a lb.

    • @zechsmerquise5105
      @zechsmerquise5105 5 месяцев назад +1

      @suzigemini i think those are quarts of Ben and Jerrys not pint size, but $25 is still a lot. When its on sale i can get 2 pints for $6 or $7

    • @suzigemini
      @suzigemini 5 месяцев назад

      @@zechsmerquise5105 Yes you are right. :)

    • @6002jimdean
      @6002jimdean 5 месяцев назад

      How is it possible they getting Ben & Jerry’s ice cream

    • @zechsmerquise5105
      @zechsmerquise5105 5 месяцев назад

      @@6002jimdean because Ben and Jerrys support terrorism like Unilever, Sbarros, carls jr, tgi Fridays, nestle, and guess jeans

  • @respergu13
    @respergu13 5 месяцев назад +3

    Some prices are very expensive! Especially the ice cream and the wine! That closed wine room was scary, lucky you did not enter and check the wine prices !!

  • @center181
    @center181 5 месяцев назад +2

    Coffee seems super expensive in Russia. Here in Canada, I purchase gourmet Ethiopian coffee, the same quantity as in your video, for half the price.

    • @natyrusa
      @natyrusa 5 месяцев назад

      I think, it's super expensive just in some stores. For example, I usually buy a 1 kilo package of coffee for 1200 rub. But when I want flavored coffee, I buy it for 300-500 rub per 100 grams.

  • @Paulie1232
    @Paulie1232 5 месяцев назад +4

    The prices are about the same here in the states 😊

    • @RinaCh
      @RinaCh 5 месяцев назад +2

      Yes, but if u compare to the salary difference between USA & Russia , it makes hard to buy from this grocery shopping 🥺

    • @johanwise9713
      @johanwise9713 5 месяцев назад +1

      No, every real comparation should not use the exchange rates, better factors like purchasing power, value creation per unit, etc.

  • @Life_safronova
    @Life_safronova 5 месяцев назад +4

    Светлана, как всегда супер видео 😍

  • @ibrahimcehajic
    @ibrahimcehajic 5 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks!

    • @SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA
      @SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA  5 месяцев назад

      Thank you so much, for such a generous New Years gift!🤍

  • @patriot03062
    @patriot03062 5 месяцев назад

    That was interesting. Thank you

  • @oscarclavijo8867
    @oscarclavijo8867 5 месяцев назад +4

    Hi Svetlana, love your videos. Here in Florida, our stores all have deli and in Miami some have restaurants. The prices for sushi in Russia are cheaper than they are in the gourmet stores (Publix, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's) but here in Florida the median income is $25/hr which is like $4000 a month. But your videos show the reality of the lives of Russians and that is very interesting as we have seen our prices soar for no reason. I feel for the average Russian who has to pay for those prices, as I can afford my groceries. Love your videos and your insight in the lives and affordability of the average Russian. Love them.

    • @radislavrashev7266
      @radislavrashev7266 5 месяцев назад +1

      80% from russian population lives with montly salary betwen 17000-45000 rubles.
      Slava Putler they love this live

    • @misdesixtysix8255
      @misdesixtysix8255 5 месяцев назад

      Most of the food price rise in USA is due to transportation costs and Corporation price gouging the consumer.

  • @stanemarchiotti6306
    @stanemarchiotti6306 5 месяцев назад +4

    Hi Svetlana, some of these prices are simply unbelievable. When I was often in Russia years ago, I did not see such prices even in the GUM - Gastronom store on the red platform in Moscow. And I thought that was the most expensive store in Moscow. You make interesting and good shows and I like to watch them because I haven't been to Russia for two years. Greetings from Slovenia!

    • @alexsteel2918
      @alexsteel2918 5 месяцев назад

      What means a red platform?

    • @stanemarchiotti6306
      @stanemarchiotti6306 3 месяца назад

      @@alexsteel2918 oh, “lapsus linguae”; I meant Red Square in Moscow.

  • @twobraincells4364
    @twobraincells4364 5 месяцев назад

    Thanks for educating me about grocery prices in Russia. Looks nice over there. I am in Arizona.

  • @MrHorse-by3mp
    @MrHorse-by3mp 5 месяцев назад +1

    Really enjoyed the video, thanks! The Tete de Moine ("Monk's Head") cheese is also an expensive specialty item in America. It's called that because when you buy the whole cheese with the metal razor slicing mechanism through the middle it looks like a Benedictine monk's shaved head. Cheers.

  • @maxview99
    @maxview99 5 месяцев назад +4

    Most of those prices are pretty expensive. But its very impressive how they offer products from all over the world. I wish we had something similar here in the US.

    • @65stang98
      @65stang98 5 месяцев назад +2

      uhh we do. Literally everything she showed is available in us stores. Start shopping different places.

    • @maxview99
      @maxview99 5 месяцев назад

      @@65stang98 Not where I live in a small city. We have tons of products from Canada and Mexico but not from all over the globe.

    • @65stang98
      @65stang98 5 месяцев назад

      im from southern ohio, not even close to a city, Yet we have all these things. Shop at better places or farmers markets. @@maxview99

    • @oldpalmcity
      @oldpalmcity 3 месяца назад

      Do you really think that small towns in Russia have all these goods? @@maxview99

  • @adriansherman3290
    @adriansherman3290 5 месяцев назад +14

    The trick in Russia is to stay away from imported out of season produce. I went to this supermarket in Moscow and the Russian produce was expensive relative to other supermarkets but not outrageous. Buy Russian 🐻

    • @elenacuskina
      @elenacuskina 5 месяцев назад +1

      Exactly. In fact, Azbuka Vkusa doesn't qualify as the most expensive chainstore in Moscow, that is based on the percentage of products sold there at a price higher than the Moscow median. It ranked as No3 in summer.

    • @Caesar_1415
      @Caesar_1415 5 месяцев назад +2

      Prices are cheap compared to America.
      You guys sure get a lot of food for the prices!
      I'm quite surprised, what are the sanctions even doing??
      I love Russia, sending love from America!

    • @Ultra-Violet
      @Ultra-Violet 5 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@Caesar_1415exactly what food has been sanctioned 🤷🏻

    • @Caesar_1415
      @Caesar_1415 5 месяцев назад +2

      @Ultra-Violet hmm you must been living under a rock 🪨
      I'm sure that you're aware of this war going on???
      What happens when there is a war ?

    • @Ultra-Violet
      @Ultra-Violet 5 месяцев назад

      @@Caesar_1415 no food or agriculture has been sanctioned, enjoy your life under your rock 👍🏻

  • @ollifz3130
    @ollifz3130 4 месяца назад +1

    This store looks like a newer EDEKA in Germany. Also the prices aren't so different. But the regular income of people here is much higher, so compared it's cheaper here in Germany

  • @tamasbiro7132
    @tamasbiro7132 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you the video Svetlana very informative I Wish Happy New Year 🍾🥂

  • @trance4me875
    @trance4me875 5 месяцев назад +4

    Few days ago i was talking on phone with my ex boss from Moscow 😎 He was curious to know the price of products here in Germany so we decided to buy same things with 10€ = 1000 rubles 🤭 so in the end he was quite astonished that products in Moscow more expensive 🫰
    So my end conclusion was "salaries matter most, not price tags" .... Азбука вкуса always a great theft shop 😂😂

    • @close_all_tabs
      @close_all_tabs 5 месяцев назад

      Can somebody please explain to me what that means?
      Is Moscow that expensive?
      Why does salary matter when they agreed on a price limit of 10 EUR/1000 RUB?
      Did he/she suggested stealing from shops?
      Did he/she stole some extra products so his/her boss thought Germany was more cheap?
      Are there even Азбука вкуса markets in Germany?

    • @ex1tmatr1x
      @ex1tmatr1x Месяц назад

      Maybe if you go to Aldi or Lidl. Here in Munich most of the prices (except for the imported stuff and some exceptions) at Edeka or Rewe are nearly the same or even more expensive

  • @andrewcampbell7476
    @andrewcampbell7476 5 месяцев назад +3

    The crazy onion is called a leek and is used for making stews .it is also the national emblem of Wales

  • @dgc0120
    @dgc0120 5 месяцев назад +1

    Perhaps a comparable kind of store here in the United States is called Whole Foods? It's prices for everything are consistently at least 2-3 times higher than what one would typically find in competitors' stores. That is why many people here refer to them as 'Whole Wallet', meaning you empty your wallet when you shop there.
    To answer your question around 7:45:
    Lemons sell today for US$ 0.50 each without any special sales at a local supermarket called Harris-Teeter. That translates to about US$ 4.16 per kg (I assumed each lemon weighed an average of 120 g, meaning there are about 8.3 lemons per kg).
    To answer your question around 9:07:
    Harris-Teeter sells 1.5 l of Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil for $US 21.99. Adjusting for 1 l volume size, that translates into a price of $US 14.66 per liter
    I will add some information that most people may not have considered that are affecting food prices not just in the US but also globally. The massive amount of money that the US federal government is creating out of thin air is debasing our currency and causing a level of inflation that continues to skyrocket out of control. That is what is causing prices for everything to rapidly rise: our money is worth less because more of it has been put in circulation than is backed by real physical assets like gold or petroleum. But it is much worse for the rest of the world for several key reasons: 1) Ukraine is now offline, and Ukraine was quite literally one of the worlds most productive agricultural areas. The Ukraine was quite literally feeding a lot of the world along with the US; 2) While the US remains a global agricultural powerhouse, it's also true that global supply chains are falling apart making it harder for people to get products they have become accustomed to getting, at least as cheaply as they have been in the past. The US won't feel this as badly as the rest of the world because the US can produce almost all of the foodstuffs it needs domestically; and 3) At the risk of sounding too technical, large scale agriculture needs fertilizer to keep lands productive and fertile, and it seems that Russia sits on most of the world's current reserves of readily accessible potash - a key fertilizer for agriculture at global scales. Canada will eventually be able to help the US if need be, and I assume Russia will supply partner countries that align with her interests and needs. But there's going to be a lag, and that gap hopefully won't be impacted by things like bad harvests, disease or other natural disasters.
    Happy New Year!

  • @decem_unosquattro9538
    @decem_unosquattro9538 5 месяцев назад +1

    22:43 I noticed some prices are more expensive in that gourmet food section and some similar and some cheaper. It depends on what it is. I think that icecream Barattolino is very similar in price compared to Australian prices. Go on Svetlana try that icecream (pana cotta) it's like Caramel. The Vanila Sour Cherry is nice to.😂❤

  • @georgekaplan6451
    @georgekaplan6451 5 месяцев назад +1

    In Australia the prices can be quite high too but I got 4 litres of Italian olive oil the other week for $28. Sometimes you get bargains on things like sweet potatoes at 48 cents a kilo. Of course as soon as the TV news says something is in short supply then the prices go up. I think a while ago New Zealand wanted $25 a kilo for bananas...
    Cheapest eggs are $5 a dozen but they are cage. Pay an extra 60 cents for their free range ones.

    • @user-iz9ge9xy1u
      @user-iz9ge9xy1u 5 месяцев назад

      This is the most expensive store net. In other stores the same food from the same producers is 3-5 times cheaper...

    • @kingston163
      @kingston163 5 месяцев назад

      That's in Australian $$ not U$D. US0.64c = AUD$1

  • @marius-cd2np
    @marius-cd2np 5 месяцев назад +5

    _Я люблю Россию 💕💕💕 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺_

  • @smb123211
    @smb123211 5 месяцев назад

    Great information. I am a cook and shop in several stores. My butcher / seamonger is from Omsk - your English is 10 times better! We saw a few monutes of this and he said something I'm sure was not nice. LOL Prices: Caviar - Russia $550/ .5 kilo / Ours $175 (quality). Filet: About half, Olive oil (same brand) - $19/liter But then the income is about 1/5 of the US and that's in St Pete. The Omsk guy's brother makes $480/mth while US avg is $5,000 / mth.
    Tass reported BEFORE sanctions (June 2021) that "60.4% of Russian citizens spend about half of their monthly income for food, 16% spend almost all on food, and 14.8% about a third..." That leaves a little over 8% who must shop here.

  • @Nunov103
    @Nunov103 5 месяцев назад +1

    Could you do a video about the brands that replaced Zara and western clothing brands that left Russia ? Quite curious about brands such as MAAG and Limè :)

  • @kennethhansen4240
    @kennethhansen4240 5 месяцев назад

    We use Leeks for many things in Denmark ... but are pobular in a sop... boil som beef boon or kyling scramble for 8 hours so that there will be a flavor, then recover from the bones and then we put the dumplings, meatballs, leek, carrots and selerrig in the soppen and saw with baked / bread pobular in winter.. and leeks are a winter vegetable :). We let the vegetables cook a little in the soppen before the dumplings and meatballs come into :) While we cook the soup, all impurities and that come on top are sheathed from ... And finally, season the soup with salt and pepper

  • @TsarOfRuss
    @TsarOfRuss 4 месяца назад

    Their ready made foods makes so much sense, they are very delicious, i often boil rice or macaroni to eat whatever i buy there

  • @user-og2wt3le4j
    @user-og2wt3le4j 5 месяцев назад

    Alcohol section at 17:53. In Ontario there is the LCBO which control the sale of certain types of alcohol, particularly wine and liquor. There are some high end versions of the LCBO in Toronto, where some single malt scotch is over $1000 and behind locked glass. They also have nice wine and specialty liquor like cognac.

  • @elizavetamixailova3848
    @elizavetamixailova3848 5 месяцев назад

    Thanks, Svetlana. Happy New Year.

  • @decem_unosquattro9538
    @decem_unosquattro9538 5 месяцев назад

    13:05 They have these gourmet food sections in the malls of Thailand. We have them also in Malls of Melbourne Central.

  • @qlth3620
    @qlth3620 3 месяца назад

    It's understandable why this store is more expensive. Produces are fresh, clean, and well preserved. Same thing in USA. The store looked so clean.

  • @MMHCC850
    @MMHCC850 5 месяцев назад

    1L of that same olive oil (Filippo Berio) costs 10-12$ at a regular grocery store here in my part of Canada. Thanks for the video. I LIKE you, keep up the good work. Sanctions don't work BTW.🎉🎉

  • @paulbouvier1997
    @paulbouvier1997 5 месяцев назад

    Here in Canada we have Wal-Mart Superstores (sell groceries as well) where items are less expensive there than anywhere else for the exact same item

  • @georgewilliamtussler5475
    @georgewilliamtussler5475 5 месяцев назад

    Greetings Svetlana, quite astonished by the prices in that store. Best wishes for 2024...😊❤

  • @keithloebbecke1981
    @keithloebbecke1981 5 месяцев назад

    Last video you previewed a local grocery store that had very reasonable prices for good food. Thank you for reviewing a grocery store that cost more and for previewing the incomes a local shopping at this expensive store. Wow we have a store here in Northern California that has very expensive high end, quality food but it’s not expensive as $55 for pigs that’s too much I know my favorite food much respect to you. Thank you for showing all these different things in your country.

  • @MrW10021
    @MrW10021 5 месяцев назад

    Happy New Year

  • @qajjan8815
    @qajjan8815 5 месяцев назад

    Also one thing I find interesting is that - In Russia it [sounds like] German products are of quality, or, high demand. Here in Sweden, German products are the lowest demand, we see them as generally lower quality . The cheapest stores has German products. Like, German candy for example, are not good at all. That makes me wonder what you would think of Swedish candy and Swedish products. I think you would like them. However, a reflection I make is that in Sweden, just as in Russia, when things are out of season, we pay astronomically much more for products. And the products that are so expensive, they are usually not even of good quality ( here in Sweden at least ).

  • @666Counterforce
    @666Counterforce 5 месяцев назад

    That long white/green "onion" is called "leek" - you cook it together with other vegetables, like carrots, patatoes etc. to make a stew

  • @Chuchi-2325
    @Chuchi-2325 5 месяцев назад +1

    Good morning and happy New I'm from Pennsylvania. I hope we get a new president in 2024.Chris 🤗

  • @IzzyOnTheMove
    @IzzyOnTheMove 4 месяца назад +1

    18:20 That's Roederer Cristal champagne - one of the best in the world :)

  • @angrycanadianJCVdude
    @angrycanadianJCVdude 5 месяцев назад

    BTW it's Saturday morning here under fog, had a green Christmas - very rare no snow, even ski hills are suffering and it's to warm for snowmaking -

  • @zero2three1
    @zero2three1 5 месяцев назад

    That's a very nice upscale grocery store with an interesting selection from all over. Cool place to visit but not for regular shopping for average folks like me.

  • @irenehabes-quene2839
    @irenehabes-quene2839 5 месяцев назад

    I will agree that this supermarket is beautifully laced out with emphasis on presentation and quality. Even for European standards everything is extremely expensive.

  • @vs351
    @vs351 5 месяцев назад

    The most pricey grocery shop is Globus Gourmet as far as I know. Just a few shops are situated in Moscow and the Suburbs only.

  • @HoytFergus
    @HoytFergus 5 месяцев назад

    Beautiful ❤ ty

  • @hardyakka6200
    @hardyakka6200 5 месяцев назад

    Happy New Year anyway beautiful.

  • @timothymanues2469
    @timothymanues2469 5 месяцев назад

    In the US the in store resturant is usually called a deli.

  • @yoseflaurent3376
    @yoseflaurent3376 5 месяцев назад +1

    Les poireaux en français, or leeks in English, crazy looking onions are excellent vegetables, great in soups, sauces or gravys, stews, pasta or spaghetti, etc... You could stuff some chopped leeks with other vegetables and mushrooms or chestnuts inside a turkey for la farce, dinde farcie or stuffed turkey, could stuff inside asiatic-like pasta dishes, etc... These could crop well in Russia soils and climate, but they are probably not part of the staples there, considering they are clearly overpriced. Normal price for a large one should be no more than 300 rubles.

  • @NataliaBolshakova
    @NataliaBolshakova 3 месяца назад

    We often buy special things at Asbuka Vkusa on the island. Greets Paul

  • @judithhodgins5337
    @judithhodgins5337 5 месяцев назад

    London Ontario Canada ... prices very similar, but good coffee for a bag of ground dark roast is $35. 12 organic eggs cost $13.

  • @Viking-rp7oc
    @Viking-rp7oc 5 месяцев назад +1

    There are no sanctions on food or drinks at all. They all have left Russia or been forced out🤦🏻‍♂️ What you see in Russian shops are paralell imports, someone bought it in a store in another country and sell it in Russia thats part of the reason for the super high prices😊

  • @decem_unosquattro9538
    @decem_unosquattro9538 5 месяцев назад

    12:13 They call a restaurant in a mall a food court. In Thailand they have very nice food courts.

  • @DyadyaRona
    @DyadyaRona 5 месяцев назад

    Excellent video. We are moving to Russia soon. April hopefully. Thanks for your work. From Ron in the Philippines

  • @timjackson1904
    @timjackson1904 5 месяцев назад

    Theres a store in London called Fortnum and Masons which is similar. I found a tiny can with a truffle inside for sale when I was a student 40yrs ago. The richest people in London would order their groceries for delivery, a service thats only been available for the average person in the last 10years.

  • @user-og2wt3le4j
    @user-og2wt3le4j 5 месяцев назад +1

    There are some like this in Canada. The best example is Pusateri's in Toronto. They have wonderful food, including a cheese room. But the prices are expensive compared to other stores. For example, a roast beef sub sandwich there is sold by the inch it is so expensive. They have four locations, including Yorkville and the Eaton Centre mall. There is also Eataly, which sells everything Italian and has in house restaurants. And then there is Sak's food emporium also in Toronto.

    • @steven-k.
      @steven-k. 5 месяцев назад +1

      Did you notice on the cafeteria board in the video they had a 390g hamburger for 560₽. Who in their right mind wants a 390g burger?!?!

    • @dennisgross8061
      @dennisgross8061 5 месяцев назад

      My lovely Toronto Canada