Russia: plugs, voltage, currency, time & travel facts

Plugs and voltage

Russia uses Types C and F sockets. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.

At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

₽ Russian Ruble RUB

Average in 2025: 1 USD = 83.65 RUB (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.

Price level 37 (US = 100, 2025)

Everyday household prices in Russia are about 37% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries

Language

Russianofficial99%

Also official in some regions: Tatar, Chechen, Bashkir, Avaric, Kabardian, Erzya, Kumyk, Yakut and 12 more.

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

Russia spans 11 time offsets right now:

– UTC+2 Europe / Kaliningrad
– UTC+3 Europe / Moscow, Europe / Kirov, Europe / Volgograd
– UTC+4 Europe / Astrakhan, Europe / Saratov, Europe / Ulyanovsk…
– UTC+5 Asia / Yekaterinburg
– UTC+6 Asia / Omsk
– UTC+7 Asia / Novosibirsk, Asia / Barnaul, Asia / Tomsk…
– UTC+8 Asia / Irkutsk
– UTC+9 Asia / Chita, Asia / Yakutsk, Asia / Khandyga
– UTC+10 Asia / Vladivostok, Asia / Ust-Nera
– UTC+11 Asia / Magadan, Asia / Sakhalin, Asia / Srednekolymsk
– UTC+12 Asia / Kamchatka, Asia / Anadyr

The capital is on UTC+3 (Europe/Moscow).

Driving

Traffic in Russia drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

14 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.