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Saint Petersburg vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 55.0% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 63.4% less in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 38.2% less in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 54.2% less in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 75.2% less in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 77.0% less in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.4% less in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 13.5% less in Saint Petersburg

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

Saint Petersburg vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.4% less for restaurants

	London	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £19.99	$9.53 RUB759.29	-64.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.24	$5.96 RUB474.55	-46.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.33	$0.99 RUB79.09	-68.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$0.48 RUB38.07	-75.2%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 38.2% less for groceries

	London	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.61	$0.84 RUB67.06	-61.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.14	$5.68 RUB452.87	+2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.92	$4.33 RUB344.91	-34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.75	$1.66 RUB131.89	-67.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.95	$2.29 RUB182.23	-42.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$0.79 RUB62.96	-48.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.77 RUB61.39	-7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$0.81 RUB64.61	-43.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$1.49 RUB119.08	-8.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.42 RUB33.52	-44.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.28 RUB22.62	-65.9%
Average			-38.2%

London vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.2% less for transportation

	London	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.33	$2.76 RUB219.93	-61.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £179.89	$50.21 RUB4,000.49	-79.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,267.08	$35,737.37 RUB2,847,323.71	-5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.74	$9.17 RUB730.81	-71.1%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 75.2% less for housing

	London	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.03	$7.63 RUB607.70	-82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,305.63	$783.62 RUB62,433.50	-74.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,750.03	$441.53 RUB35,178.23	-81.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.33	$94.44 RUB7,524.16	-63.1%
Average			-75.2%

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pay 77.0% less for childcare

	London	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,855.25	$373.01 RUB29,718.94	-85.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,322.36	$8,803.31 RUB701,390.74	-69.1%
Average			-77.0%

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pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.50	$2.98 RUB237.28	-65.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$2.43 RUB193.67	-53.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £16.99	$2.78 RUB221.14	-87.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.57	$39.87 RUB3,176.30	-38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £14.99	$5.65 RUB450.35	-71.8%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 13.5% less for clothing

	London	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £86.83	$93.20 RUB7,425.95	-19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £38.90	$48.79 RUB3,887.03	-6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.20	$115.24 RUB9,181.83	-8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.31	$129.44 RUB10,312.95	-19.5%
Average			-13.5%

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