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Egypt

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Russia

Saint Petersburg vs. Alexandria Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 3.1 times more expensive than Alexandria.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 96.5% more in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 5.6 times more in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 7.2 times more in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 60.8% more in Saint Petersburg

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Saint Petersburg are more expensive than in Alexandria. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Saint Petersburg.

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Saint Petersburg vs. Alexandria Cost Breakdown

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Alexandria	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.25 EGP227.13	$11.46 RUB947.27	+169.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.77 EGP255.20	$6.43 RUB531.63	+34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 EGP16.93	$1.49 RUB123.24	+370.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.61	$0.69 RUB56.64	+454.6%
Average			+140.4%

Alexandria vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Alexandria	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 EGP37.32	$0.93 RUB76.85	+33.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.94 EGP103.61	$6.02 RUB497.41	+210.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 EGP171.31	$4.17 RUB344.70	+30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 EGP62.20	$1.64 RUB135.56	+41.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 EGP106.50	$2.85 RUB235.33	+42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 EGP37.22	$0.77 RUB63.36	+10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.70	$0.73 RUB60.03	+107.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.25 EGP13.12	$0.75 RUB62.16	+206.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP8.18	$1.38 RUB114.37	+804.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 EGP6.17	$0.36 RUB29.64	+210.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.14 EGP7.61	$0.28 RUB23.17	+96.8%
Average			+113.5%

Alexandria vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of groceries

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pay 96.5% more for transportation

	Alexandria	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.72 EGP91.93	$3.25 RUB268.89	+89.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.46 EGP612.48	$52.51 RUB4,339.09	+358.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$35,093.40 RUB3M	+8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.77 EGP255.20	$7.60 RUB628.29	+59.3%
Average			+96.5%

Alexandria vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.6 times more for housing

	Alexandria	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 EGP714.56	$8.55 RUB706.83	-36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$136.87 EGP7,315.76	$730.46 RUB60,359.10	+433.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$70.66 EGP3,776.97	$437.21 RUB36,126.86	+518.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.93 EGP584.30	$112.08 RUB9,261.39	+925.3%
Average			+461.6%

Alexandria vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of housing

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pay 7.2 times more for childcare

	Alexandria	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.90 EGP4,644.66	$549.43 RUB45,400.15	+532.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,129.46 EGP114K	$17,234.08 RUB1M	+709.3%
Average			+615.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Alexandria	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 EGP71.46	$2.63 RUB217.49	+96.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 EGP68.90	$3.03 RUB250.18	+134.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 EGP102.08	$2.92 RUB241.65	+53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.99 EGP694.15	$39.61 RUB3,273.15	+205.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.86 EGP153.12	$7.02 RUB579.96	+145.0%
Average			+134.4%

Alexandria vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 60.8% more for clothing

	Alexandria	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.74 EGP1,803.42	$92.36 RUB7,631.78	+173.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.05 EGP2,461.27	$50.79 RUB4,197.10	+10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.87 EGP6,941.47	$134.52 RUB11,115.96	+3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.66 EGP3,028.38	$121.11 RUB10,007.20	+113.7%
Average			+60.8%

Alexandria vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of clothing

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