Cost of living comparison

United States

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Russia

Saint Petersburg vs. Houston Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 35.8% cheaper than Houston.

Restaurants: pay 58.8% less in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 34.0% less in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 18.1% less in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 60.7% less in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 68.3% less in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.6% less in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 35.8% more in Saint Petersburg

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

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Saint Petersburg vs. Houston Cost Breakdown

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pay 58.8% less for restaurants

	Houston	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$9.53 RUB797.02	-52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$5.96 RUB498.14	-40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76	$0.99 RUB83.02	-64.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.23	$0.48 RUB39.96	-78.5%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 34.0% less for groceries

	Houston	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23	$0.84 RUB70.40	-73.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.32	$5.68 RUB475.38	-10.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.44	$4.33 RUB362.05	+25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.35	$1.66 RUB138.44	-62.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.20	$2.29 RUB191.28	-56.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.88	$0.79 RUB66.08	-57.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67	$0.77 RUB64.44	+15.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67	$0.81 RUB67.82	-51.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12	$1.49 RUB125.00	+33.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20	$0.42 RUB35.19	-64.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05	$0.28 RUB23.74	-72.9%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 18.1% less for transportation

	Houston	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.81	$2.76 RUB230.86	-1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00	$50.21 RUB4,199.32	-33.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,278.39	$35,737.37 RUB3M	-1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.39	$9.17 RUB767.13	-36.3%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 60.7% less for housing

	Houston	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.76	$7.63 RUB637.90	-89.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,660.33	$783.62 RUB65,536.47	-52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,287.77	$441.53 RUB36,926.59	-65.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$145.65	$94.44 RUB7,898.11	-35.2%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 68.3% less for childcare

	Houston	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,258.33	$373.01 RUB31,195.98	-70.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,120.00	$8,803.31 RUB736K	-66.3%
Average			-68.3%

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pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Houston	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.98 RUB249.07	-50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.41	$2.43 RUB203.29	-55.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.95	$2.78 RUB232.13	-72.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.29	$39.87 RUB3,334.16	+6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$5.65 RUB472.73	-62.3%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 35.8% more for clothing

	Houston	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.57	$93.20 RUB7,795.02	+104.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.00	$48.79 RUB4,080.21	+10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.95	$115.24 RUB9,638.17	+16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.43	$129.44 RUB10,825.51	+11.2%
Average			+35.8%

Houston vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of clothing

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