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Saint Petersburg vs. Gurgaon Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 2.1 times more expensive than Gurgaon.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 76.0% more in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 97.2% more in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% more in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Saint Petersburg

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

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Saint Petersburg vs. Gurgaon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Gurgaon	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.17 ₹490.73	$11.46 RUB947.27	+121.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.88 ₹368.05	$6.43 RUB531.63	+66.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 ₹43.03	$1.49 RUB123.24	+229.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 ₹16.74	$0.69 RUB56.64	+288.8%
Average			+120.5%

Gurgaon vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.0% more for groceries

	Gurgaon	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 ₹48.47	$0.93 RUB76.85	+82.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.43 ₹230.85	$6.02 RUB497.41	+147.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.68 ₹254.70	$4.17 RUB344.70	+55.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.17 ₹110.75	$1.64 RUB135.56	+40.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 ₹154.79	$2.85 RUB235.33	+74.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 ₹94.60	$0.77 RUB63.36	-23.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 ₹37.68	$0.73 RUB60.03	+83.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 ₹49.65	$0.75 RUB62.16	+43.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 ₹24.49	$1.38 RUB114.37	+436.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 ₹17.08	$0.36 RUB29.64	+99.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 ₹19.92	$0.28 RUB23.17	+33.6%
Average			+76.0%

Gurgaon vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of groceries

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pay 97.2% more for transportation

	Gurgaon	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 ₹391.77	$3.25 RUB268.89	-21.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.34 ₹981.46	$52.51 RUB4,339.09	+408.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,469.60 ₹1M	$35,093.40 RUB3M	+142.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.10 ₹294.44	$7.60 RUB628.29	+145.2%
Average			+97.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Gurgaon	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 ₹742.51	$8.55 RUB706.83	+9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$312.91 ₹29,713.63	$730.46 RUB60,359.10	+133.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$173.29 ₹16,455.77	$437.21 RUB36,126.86	+152.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.02 ₹3,041.09	$112.08 RUB9,261.39	+250.0%
Average			+146.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Gurgaon	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.78 ₹15,552.33	$549.43 RUB45,400.15	+235.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,994.55 ₹569K	$17,234.08 RUB1M	+187.5%
Average			+210.6%

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pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Gurgaon	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 ₹245.36	$2.63 RUB217.49	+1.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.39 ₹227.25	$3.03 RUB250.18	+26.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.96 ₹471.10	$2.92 RUB241.65	-41.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.95 ₹2,843.71	$39.61 RUB3,273.15	+32.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.17 ₹490.73	$7.02 RUB579.96	+35.8%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Gurgaon	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.18 ₹2,865.86	$92.36 RUB7,631.78	+206.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.34 ₹2,596.40	$50.79 RUB4,197.10	+85.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.29 ₹5,250.80	$134.52 RUB11,115.96	+143.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.05 ₹4,657.37	$121.11 RUB10,007.20	+146.9%
Average			+141.7%

Gurgaon vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of clothing

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