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Saint Petersburg vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 26.2% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% less in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 27.0% less in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 8.5% less in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 33.5% less in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 29.1% less in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.6% less in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 1.6% more in Saint Petersburg

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Saint Petersburg.

Saint Petersburg vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Petersburg instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 43.0% less for restaurants

	Athens	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$9.53 RUB759.29	-45.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €8.96	$5.96 RUB474.55	-43.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.11	$0.99 RUB79.09	-59.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.53	$0.48 RUB38.07	-23.1%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 27.0% less for groceries

	Athens	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.18	$0.84 RUB67.06	-39.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.42	$5.68 RUB452.87	-24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.13	$4.33 RUB344.91	-39.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.00	$1.66 RUB131.89	-64.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.13	$2.29 RUB182.23	-52.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.88	$0.79 RUB62.96	-23.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.83	$0.77 RUB61.39	-20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.60	$0.81 RUB64.61	+14.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.91	$1.49 RUB119.08	+39.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.57	$0.42 RUB33.52	-37.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.48	$0.28 RUB22.62	-49.8%
Average			-27.0%

Athens vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.5% less for transportation

	Athens	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.77	$2.76 RUB219.93	-65.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €29.85	$50.21 RUB4,000.49	+43.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €24,877.10	$35,737.37 RUB2,847,323.71	+22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €11.94	$9.17 RUB730.81	-34.6%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 33.5% less for housing

	Athens	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.35	$7.63 RUB607.70	-77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €584.20	$783.62 RUB62,433.50	+14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €518.96	$441.53 RUB35,178.23	-27.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €141.24	$94.44 RUB7,524.16	-43.0%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 29.1% less for childcare

	Athens	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €482.93	$373.01 RUB29,718.94	-34.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €9,867.92	$8,803.31 RUB701,390.74	-24.0%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.98	$2.98 RUB237.28	-49.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.51	$2.43 RUB193.67	-41.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €4.98	$2.78 RUB221.14	-52.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €47.97	$39.87 RUB3,176.30	-29.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €8.96	$5.65 RUB450.35	-46.2%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 1.6% more for clothing

	Athens	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €86.46	$93.20 RUB7,425.95	-8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €40.62	$48.79 RUB3,887.03	+2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €89.68	$115.24 RUB9,181.83	+9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €107.30	$129.44 RUB10,312.95	+2.8%
Average			+1.6%

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