Cost of living comparison

Montenegro

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Russia

Saint Petersburg vs. Kotor Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 9.5% cheaper than Kotor.

Restaurants: pay 27.0% less in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 8.9% less in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 16.2% less in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 15.9% less in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 94.8% more in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.6% less in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Saint Petersburg

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

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Saint Petersburg vs. Kotor Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.0% less for restaurants

	Kotor	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$11.46 RUB947.27	+2.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.17 €9.94	$6.43 RUB531.63	-42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 €2.27	$1.49 RUB123.24	-41.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 €1.34	$0.69 RUB56.64	-54.3%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 8.9% less for groceries

	Kotor	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 €0.87	$0.93 RUB76.85	-4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 €3.86	$6.02 RUB497.41	+38.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 €4.36	$4.17 RUB344.70	-14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 €3.12	$1.64 RUB135.56	-53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.35	$2.85 RUB235.33	-24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 €0.52	$0.77 RUB63.36	+30.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.73 RUB60.03	-6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$0.75 RUB62.16	+9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$1.38 RUB114.37	+29.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 €0.36	$0.36 RUB29.64	-11.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 €0.42	$0.28 RUB23.17	-40.8%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 16.2% less for transportation

	Kotor	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.62 €5.89	$3.25 RUB268.89	-50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$52.51 RUB4,339.09	+17.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,113.12 €25,911.73	$35,093.40 RUB3M	+20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 €8.65	$7.60 RUB628.29	-21.7%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 15.9% less for housing

	Kotor	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.91 €28.40	$8.55 RUB706.83	-73.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.84 €597.96	$730.46 RUB60,359.10	+8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$653.18 €581.35	$437.21 RUB36,126.86	-33.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.01 €87.24	$112.08 RUB9,261.39	+14.4%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 94.8% more for childcare

	Kotor	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.96 €303.47	$549.43 RUB45,400.15	+61.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	$17,234.08 RUB1M	+135.6%
Average			+94.8%

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pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Kotor	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.74	$2.63 RUB217.49	-14.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 €2.82	$3.03 RUB250.18	-4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.37 €3.89	$2.92 RUB241.65	-33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.79 €39.86	$39.61 RUB3,273.15	-11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 €5.73	$7.02 RUB579.96	+9.0%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Kotor	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.74	$92.36 RUB7,631.78	+5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.79 €39.86	$50.79 RUB4,197.10	+13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.04 €86.37	$134.52 RUB11,115.96	+38.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.75 €94.12	$121.11 RUB10,007.20	+14.5%
Average			+17.5%

Kotor vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of clothing

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