Just to give a perspective, some prices from eighties: 1. A subway ticket: 5 kopecks (0.05 rouble) 2. An ice cream: 10-20 kopecks (depending on kind) 3. A l

Just to give a perspective, some prices from eighties: 1. A subway ticket: 5 kopecks (0.05 rouble) 2. An ice cream: 10-20 kopecks (depending on kind) 3. A loaf of bread: 14-18 kopecks (depending on kind) 4. 1 kg of meat at a regular store: 2 roubles (generally bad quality and subject to shortages) 5. 1 kg of meat at a "farmer market": ~ 10 roubles (good quality) 6. A bottle of vodka (0.5 l, i.e. about a pint): 4-6 roubles 7. A pair of shoes: 20-30 roubles etc