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Russia

Saint Petersburg vs. Boca Raton Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 32.0% cheaper than Boca Raton.

Restaurants: pay 62.6% less in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 45.9% less in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 8.0% less in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 72.0% less in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 70.2% less in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.1% less in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 79.6% more in Saint Petersburg

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Saint Petersburg. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Saint Petersburg.

Saint Petersburg vs. Boca Raton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Petersburg instead of Boca Raton, you would:

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pay 62.6% less for restaurants

	Boca Raton	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$9.53 RUB696.67	-61.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$5.96 RUB435.42	-52.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42	$0.99 RUB72.57	-58.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.08	$0.48 RUB34.93	-77.1%
Average			-62.6%

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pay 45.9% less for groceries

	Boca Raton	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$4.35	$0.84 RUB61.53	-80.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73	$5.68 RUB415.52	-0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09	$4.33 RUB316.46	+5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.72	$1.66 RUB121.01	-64.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.47	$2.29 RUB167.20	-69.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22	$0.79 RUB57.76	-64.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82	$0.77 RUB56.33	-5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.81 RUB59.28	-59.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56	$1.49 RUB109.26	-4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.67	$0.42 RUB30.76	-74.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.28 RUB20.75	-85.8%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 8.0% less for transportation

	Boca Raton	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17	$2.76 RUB201.79	-13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.00	$50.21 RUB3,670.59	-28.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,500.00	$35,737.37 RUB3M	+17.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.97	$9.17 RUB670.55	-8.0%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 72.0% less for housing

	Boca Raton	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.00	$7.63 RUB557.58	-89.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,700.00	$783.62 RUB57,284.89	-71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,980.00	$441.53 RUB32,277.23	-77.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.46	$94.44 RUB6,903.67	-49.9%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 70.2% less for childcare

	Boca Raton	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,250.00	$373.01 RUB27,268.15	-70.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,803.31 RUB644K
Average			-70.2%

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pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Boca Raton	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.98 RUB217.71	-50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67	$2.43 RUB177.70	-47.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.00	$2.78 RUB202.91	-76.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.67	$39.87 RUB2,914.36	+11.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$5.65 RUB413.21	-62.3%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 79.6% more for clothing

	Boca Raton	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.75	$93.20 RUB6,813.57	+128.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.75	$48.79 RUB3,566.48	+16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.25	$115.24 RUB8,424.64	+61.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.25	$129.44 RUB9,462.49	+111.3%
Average			+79.6%

Boca Raton vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of clothing

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