Indoor smoking exists in some casual settings, but it is not defining everywhere. Law vibe is relatively orderly and practical.
Minimum budget: rural $700/mo, urban $800/mo. Medical insurance: $1,200/yr.
Auto: Russian licenses are usually accepted for short tourist stays if readable, but an IDP, English, French translation is safer. Rentals are roughly $30-70/day for Picanto, i10/Swift class and more for automatics, SUVs, with left-side driving. No land borders: the key issues are narrow roads, roundabouts and whether the car is allowed on rough beach, access tracks.
Smoking: Indoor smoking exists in some casual settings, but it is not defining everywhere.
Police / rules: Police and public-order vibe is orderly and clear: not especially soft, but the rules tend to feel legible rather than random or performatively harsh.