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Taiwan

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Russia

Saint Petersburg vs. HsinChu Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 10.4% more expensive than HsinChu.

Restaurants: pay 92.6% more in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 48.6% less in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 5.5% more in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 52.6% more in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 13.1% less in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% less in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 45.6% more in Saint Petersburg

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

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Saint Petersburg vs. HsinChu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.6% more for restaurants

	HsinChu	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$122.24	$11.46 RUB947.27	+204.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$152.81	$6.43 RUB531.63	+36.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 NT$30.39	$1.49 RUB123.24	+59.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NT$22.56	$0.69 RUB56.64	-1.4%
Average			+92.6%

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pay 48.6% less for groceries

	HsinChu	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 NT$55.21	$0.93 RUB76.85	-45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.05 NT$585.75	$6.02 RUB497.41	-66.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.87 NT$352.84	$4.17 RUB344.70	-61.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 NT$90.16	$1.64 RUB135.56	-40.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 NT$101.66	$2.85 RUB235.33	-9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$39.28	$0.77 RUB63.36	-36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 NT$36.97	$0.73 RUB60.03	-36.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 NT$48.52	$0.75 RUB62.16	-49.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 NT$45.28	$1.38 RUB114.37	-0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.66	$0.36 RUB29.64	-66.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.66	$0.28 RUB23.17	-73.7%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	HsinChu	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$124.17	$3.25 RUB268.89	-14.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.18 NT$1,303.94	$52.51 RUB4,339.09	+30.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$35,093.40 RUB3M	+4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 NT$183.37	$7.60 RUB628.29	+34.6%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 52.6% more for housing

	HsinChu	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$695.94	$8.55 RUB706.83	-60.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$436.10 NT$14,153.16	$730.46 RUB60,359.10	+67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.67 NT$8,427.21	$437.21 RUB36,126.86	+68.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.16 NT$2,536.64	$112.08 RUB9,261.39	+43.4%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 13.1% less for childcare

	HsinChu	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$753.35 NT$24,448.84	$549.43 RUB45,400.15	-27.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,663.11 NT$541K	$17,234.08 RUB1M	+3.4%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports

	HsinChu	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.88 NT$61.12	$2.63 RUB217.49	+39.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 NT$96.78	$3.03 RUB250.18	+1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$2.92 RUB241.65	-25.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.79 NT$1,680.86	$39.61 RUB3,273.15	-23.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$325.98	$7.02 RUB579.96	-30.1%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 45.6% more for clothing

	HsinChu	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.29 NT$1,859.13	$92.36 RUB7,631.78	+61.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.71 NT$1,158.77	$50.79 RUB4,197.10	+42.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.47 NT$2,546.75	$134.52 RUB11,115.96	+71.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.94 NT$3,438.12	$121.11 RUB10,007.20	+14.3%
Average			+45.6%

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