July 20, 2025 • 847 words

Spending Summary of Trip to Russia

7.6(evening)-7.20(evening), 7.6 in airport, 7.20 evening in airport, 14 days

Note: I only used Mir pay/Cash other than booking hotels(Mastercard) and plane tickets(Chinese Unionpay).

Exchange/Deposit(Cash)

Start Cash: ~6080 RMB

DateThingPlaceRMBRuble
7.4ExchangeChina Bank92410000
7.6Deposite YoomoneySheremetyevo/4500
7.7ExchangeHotel Ukraina110011200
7.7Deposite YoomoneyHotel Ukraina/13550
7.9ExchangeGazpromBank300032100
7.9Deposite YoomoneyGazpromBank/30000
7.13Money LeftLeaving Moscow/10941+2200(cash)
7.16ExchangeSberbank100011040
7.16Deposite YoomoneySberbank/10900

Current Sberbank Card: 1900 RUB + 500 RUB (cash)

Activities

DateThingPriceMethod
7.6Shanghai->МОС->СПБ2784 RMB同程
7.6Activate Yoomoney500 RUBCash
7.7MTS Sim Card1000 RUBMir
7.7Москва Аэроэкспресс600 RUBMir
7.8Нотариусы1500 RUBCash
7.8МГУ Botanical Garden365 RUBMir
7.9Лебединое озеро (РАМТ)2200 RUBMir
7.9Читай Город977 RUBMir
7.10Эсмеральда (Станиславский)3500 RUBMir
7.10Activate Sberbank(10 year)4600 RUBMir
7.10Transfer Commision150 RUBMir
7.10State Historical Museum1000 RUBMir
7.11Жар-птица (Большой)400 RUBMir
7.12Pushkin Museum500 RUBMir
7.13МОС->НЖН (Train)5960 RUBMir
7.15MasterClass(Тишине Музей)1430 RUBMir
7.15Bus Excursion1210 RUBMir
7.16Boat Excursion800 RUBMir
7.16НЖН->КЗН (Train)3746 RUBMir
7.17Comedy Standup500 RUBMir
7.18Walking Excursion1210 RUBMir
7.19Bus Excursion2200 RUBMir
7.20КЗН->МОС->Shanghai3565 RMB同程

Note: I didn't go to СПБ because of flight delay for 12 hours.

In Москва(7.7-7.12):

  • Play: 8942 RUB
  • Bank/Sim/Other: 7750 RUB

In НН and КЗН(7.13-7.20):

  • Play: 7350 RUB
  • Bank/Sim/Other: 0 RUB

Hotel Information

DateNamePlacePrice/DayInfo
7.7-7.9Radisson SlavyanskayaМОС6000 RUBQuiet, luxurious, near shopping center, good Internet, I was too tired after plane delay at airport
7.9-7.11Винтерфелл СокольникиМОС2440 RUBCheap, room no window, 7 toilets(shower, bowl in one), slow Internet, shady people, booked a whole 2 bed room
7.11-7.13СтромынкаМОС3843 RUBStandard apartment, no table, 1km from metro, slow Internet
7.13-7.14СмайлНЖН1287 RUB6 people room, mostly empty, good Internet, good public space, 1 toilet bowl, 1 urinal, 2 showers for male, hot room without AC
7.14-7.16ГагариНННЖН1700 RUB8 people room, 2 toilet bowls and 2 showers for male, slow Internet
7.16-7.17Overnight TrainНЖН/ (See above)Left side is 4 beds perpendicular, 2 up and 2 down with some space in between, right side is 2 beds up and down parallel, no charger right side up, hot inside(around 27)
7.17-7.18Минем УрынКЗН1539 RUB10 people room, Clean, Overpriced amenities(3-4x, 300 RUB for luggage and slippers, 400 for washing), 3 toilets total and 2 showers for male, charger doesn't work on bed
7.18-7.20ОстровокКЗН1180 RUB10 people room, mostly empty, 2 toilet bowls and 2 showers for male, slow Internet, shady people

In Москва(7.7-7.12): 24566 RUB

In НН and КЗН(7.13-7.20): 8586 RUB

Note: I always booked with Mastercard on Yandex Travel(somehow it works)

Note: Hotel/hostels pricing doesn't differ much between Moscow and other cities. Hostel: around 1000-1700 RUB. Hotels: around 3500-5000 RUB.

Wasted/Too-high

DateThingPlacePriceMethod
7.62 WaterSheremetyevo650 RUBCash
7.7WaterHotel Ukraina540 RUBMir
7.6-7.8Сова ХостелСПБ1400 RUBMastercard
7.7ConvertorМТС2290 RUBMir
7.8ScamМои Документ500 RUBCash
7.13App BugYandex Travel1287 RUBMastercard
7.17CommisionYoomoney345 RUBMir
7.20TaxiKazan Airport700 RUBMir

In Москва(7.7-7.12): 3980 RUB

In НН and КЗН(7.13-7.20): 1045 RUB

Breakdown of Prices

Note: Food, restroom fee, metro tickets, laundry, phone charger, etc, calculated backwards

Plane tickets: 2784+3565=6349 RMB

Train Tickets: 600(airport express)+ 5960(paid in Москва)+3746(paid in НН)=10306 RUB

In Москва(7.7-7.12):

  • Total Mir Pay: 10000+11200+32100-(10941+2200)=40159 RUB
  • Hotel(only hotel, Mastercard): 24566 RUB, AVG: ~4000 RUB/day(6 days)
  • Play: 8942 RUB, ~1500 RUB/day(6 days)
  • Bank/Sim/Other: 7750 RUB
  • Wasted: 3980 RUB
  • Other: 40159-8942-7750-3980-5960(train)-600(airport express)=12927 RUB, AVG: ~2100 RUB/day(6 days)

Normal Price: ~5000(1500+1400+2100) RUB/day(450 RMB, 65 USD)

In НН and КЗН(7.13-7.20):

  • Total Mir Pay: 10941+2200+11040-(1900 + 500)=21781 RUB
  • Hotel(only hostel, Mastercard): 8586 RUB, ~1400 RUB/day(7 days excluding night on train)
  • Play: 7350 RUB/day, ~1050 RUB/day(7 days playing)
  • Bank/Sim/Other: 0 RUB
  • Wasted: 1045 RUB
  • Other: 21781-7350-1045-3746(train)=9640 RUB, AVG: ~1200 RUB/day(8 days)

Normal Price: ~3650(1050+1400+1200) RUB/day(335 RMB, 45 USD)

Conclusion

Total Spent: ~15000 RMB

  • 61940 RUB(10306 on trains) ~5800 RMB
  • 33152 RUB(hotels, Mastercard) ~3000 RMB
  • 6349 RMB(plane tickets)

Note: Ideally it should be 400*14+6300(Planes)+1000(Trains)=12900, other than that, Luxurious Hotels(~1500 more RMB), Sberbank(~400 RMB), Нотариусы(~150 RMB), Wasted(~450 RMB)

Note: The plane+train tickets is 7300 RMB, around half of the total spending, which creates a baseline that erases that pricing difference. I spend same or less than this otherwise on a short trip. Alaska/San Francisco are like 3x, but then it's only like a 2x pricing difference for a short trip.

Souvenirs(I didn't actually buy any)

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|MTS Sim  |Sber |Юmoney |Plane Ticket  |Plane Ticket|Plane Ticket|
                        |МОС to SH     |КЗН to МОС  |SH to МОС   |
|Хрестоматия|Хрестоматия|Евгений Онегин|НН metro    |МОС metro   |
|1 класс    |2 класс    |              |540 ruble cash           |

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