How the two compare

2023-03-07 -

Current Russian shop prices based on 40 cities: website 3Pulse.com and residents’ receipts from Perm.

■ Tomatoes, 1kg, 144 Russian rubles — £1.60

■ Loose potatoes, 1kg, 31 rubles — 34p

■ Fresh chilled roasting chicken, 1kg, 175.99 rubles — £1.94p

■ Six-pack of eggs, 69.99 rubles — 77p

■ Iceberg lettuce, 1kg, 89.99 rubles — 99p

■ Litre of milk,

59.77 rubles — 66p

*Figures from February 2023 UK comparisons from online supermarket sites this week.

■ Tomatoes, 1kg, £1.75 (Sainsburys)

■ Loose potatoes, 1kg, 70p (Tesco)

■ Fresh chilled roasting chicken, 1kg, £2.87p (Sainsbury’s)

■ Six-pack of eggs, £1.40p (Sainsbury’s)

■ Iceberg lettuce (washed) 1kg, 99p (Tesco)

■ Two pints whole milk, £1.30 (Tesco)