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Russia

Saint Petersburg vs. Chapel Hill Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 48.5% cheaper than Chapel Hill.

Restaurants: pay 41.2% less in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 64.8% less in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 17.6% less in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 61.6% less in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 17.8% less in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.7% less in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 44.9% more in Saint Petersburg

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

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Saint Petersburg vs. Chapel Hill Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Petersburg instead of Chapel Hill, you would:

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pay 41.2% less for restaurants

	Chapel Hill	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00	$11.46 RUB920.56	-36.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$6.43 RUB516.64	-35.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.90	$1.49 RUB119.77	-48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.69 RUB55.04	-65.7%
Average			-41.2%

Chapel Hill vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.8% less for groceries

	Chapel Hill	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$4.68	$0.93 RUB74.68	-80.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.04	$6.02 RUB483.39	-33.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.36	$4.17 RUB334.98	-4.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.44	$1.64 RUB131.74	-69.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.23	$2.85 RUB228.70	-54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.60	$0.77 RUB61.57	-78.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82	$0.73 RUB58.34	-11.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.10	$0.75 RUB60.41	-75.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.76	$1.38 RUB111.15	-49.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.18	$0.36 RUB28.81	-83.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.80	$0.28 RUB22.51	-84.4%
Average			-64.8%

Chapel Hill vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.6% less for transportation

	Chapel Hill	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.68	$3.25 RUB261.31	-11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$52.51 RUB4,216.72
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,535.00	$35,093.40 RUB3M	-1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.34	$7.60 RUB610.57	-62.6%
Average			-17.6%

Chapel Hill vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of transportation

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pay 61.6% less for housing

	Chapel Hill	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.83	$8.55 RUB686.90	-87.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,766.67	$730.46 RUB58,656.88	-58.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,300.00	$437.21 RUB35,108.02	-66.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.71	$112.08 RUB9,000.21	-33.6%
Average			-61.6%

Chapel Hill vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of housing

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pay 17.8% less for childcare

	Chapel Hill	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,400.00	$549.43 RUB44,119.79	-60.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,000.00	$17,234.08 RUB1M	+72.3%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Chapel Hill	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.63 RUB211.35	-56.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75	$3.03 RUB243.12	-36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.95	$2.92 RUB234.84	-63.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.00	$39.61 RUB3,180.84	-49.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50	$7.02 RUB563.61	-48.0%
Average			-49.7%

Chapel Hill vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 44.9% more for clothing

	Chapel Hill	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.00	$92.36 RUB7,416.56	+136.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.25	$50.79 RUB4,078.74	+62.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.33	$134.52 RUB10,802.47	+30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.50	$121.11 RUB9,724.98	-11.9%
Average			+44.9%

Chapel Hill vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of clothing

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