It was definitely more expensive than most. The one trip that I read that I followed that helped me a lot was: BRING YOUR OWN FOOD. Activities and gas are pretty standard, for the most part.
It's an island, and the food prices reflect that everything has to be imported. I normally only travel with a backpack, but I brought a small carry on suitcase full of beef jerky, instant soup, Clif Bars, and organic dark chocolate. I anticipate that bag probably saved me about $600 CAD in meal costs.
We just returned from the north of Russia, visited the island of Kizhi. There are also problems with hotels and cafes. We also took food with us )))
good to know; I'd love to go to Russia... just another one on my list :D I hope you had fun!
Yes, it was interesting. I'll tell my blog in one of the posts. Of course, it makes sense to visit Russia.