Check out this 4.50 meal deal shared by a follower from Kaliningrad! For that price, you can get either a pizza and a drink or a salad, soup, hot main, and drink.

Honestly, 4.50 is a steal – you could even split it between two people. When I hit up a Georgian restaurant, I get their 5 set meal for two: salad, soup, and a main. Slightly pricier since it’s Georgian, but still in the same ballpark.

Over in Moscow and the surrounding region, prices run higher (as you’d expect in a capital city where salaries are better). But you’ve got Stolovayas – Soviet-era self-serve canteens – where meals are still in this affordable range.

Pro tip: There’s a great one not far from Savelovskaya metro station. Pop in if you’re ever nearby!

Source: @lavieenrussie

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