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Saint Petersburg vs. Brugge Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 34.1% cheaper than Brugge.

Restaurants: pay 50.7% less in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 33.5% less in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 34.5% less in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 39.4% less in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 77.4% more in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.1% less in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 13.5% less in Saint Petersburg

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

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Saint Petersburg vs. Brugge Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.7% less for restaurants

	Brugge	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$11.46 RUB947.27	-48.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$6.43 RUB531.63	-42.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 €2.63	$1.49 RUB123.24	-49.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 €2.57	$0.69 RUB56.64	-76.2%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 33.5% less for groceries

	Brugge	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.92 €1.71	$0.93 RUB76.85	-51.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 €5.14	$6.02 RUB497.41	+4.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 €4.14	$4.17 RUB344.70	-10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.84 €3.41	$1.64 RUB135.56	-57.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.42 €4.82	$2.85 RUB235.33	-47.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.05	$0.77 RUB63.36	-35.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.73 RUB60.03	-26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.75 RUB62.16	-23.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.91	$1.38 RUB114.37	+34.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.93	$0.36 RUB29.64	-65.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.38	$0.28 RUB23.17	-33.8%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 34.5% less for transportation

	Brugge	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 €6.79	$3.25 RUB268.89	-57.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.87 €48.83	$52.51 RUB4,339.09	-4.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	$35,093.40 RUB3M	-1.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.07 €20.53	$7.60 RUB628.29	-67.0%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 39.4% less for housing

	Brugge	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.04 €47.21	$8.55 RUB706.83	-83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.78 €822.20	$730.46 RUB60,359.10	-20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$839.80 €747.45	$437.21 RUB36,126.86	-47.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.43 €143.67	$112.08 RUB9,261.39	-30.6%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 77.4% more for childcare

	Brugge	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.19 €531.52	$549.43 RUB45,400.15	-8.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,038.81 €4,484.72	$17,234.08 RUB1M	+242.0%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Brugge	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.32 €4.73	$2.63 RUB217.49	-50.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.86	$3.03 RUB250.18	-30.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.16 €11.71	$2.92 RUB241.65	-77.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.66 €37.97	$39.61 RUB3,273.15	-7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.56 €12.96	$7.02 RUB579.96	-51.8%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 13.5% less for clothing

	Brugge	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.18 €90.94	$92.36 RUB7,631.78	-9.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.35 €52.82	$50.79 RUB4,197.10	-14.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.65 €78.90	$134.52 RUB11,115.96	+51.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$253.81 €225.90	$121.11 RUB10,007.20	-52.3%
Average			-13.5%

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