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Saint Petersburg vs. Narva Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 11.4% more expensive than Narva.

Restaurants: pay 30.3% less in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 15.2% less in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 4.7% less in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 62.1% more in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% less in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 7.9% more in Saint Petersburg

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

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Saint Petersburg vs. Narva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.3% less for restaurants

	Narva	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.68 €13.95	$11.46 RUB947.27	-26.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	$6.43 RUB531.63	-28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 €1.64	$1.49 RUB123.24	-19.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 €1.40	$0.69 RUB56.64	-56.3%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 15.2% less for groceries

	Narva	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 €1.17	$0.93 RUB76.85	-29.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 €5.05	$6.02 RUB497.41	+6.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.89 €3.46	$4.17 RUB344.70	+7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 €2.25	$1.64 RUB135.56	-35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.15 €3.69	$2.85 RUB235.33	-31.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$0.77 RUB63.36	-25.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.57	$0.73 RUB60.03	+12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.07	$0.75 RUB62.16	-37.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.17	$1.38 RUB114.37	+5.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 €0.31	$0.36 RUB29.64	+4.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 €0.32	$0.28 RUB23.17	-21.5%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 4.7% less for transportation

	Narva	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.16 €6.37	$3.25 RUB268.89	-54.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.39 €19.93	$52.51 RUB4,339.09	+134.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	$35,093.40 RUB3M	+25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.88 €11.46	$7.60 RUB628.29	-41.0%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 62.1% more for housing

	Narva	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.11 €25.91	$8.55 RUB706.83	-70.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.93 €249.15	$730.46 RUB60,359.10	+160.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.14 €209.29	$437.21 RUB36,126.86	+85.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.56 €178.50	$112.08 RUB9,261.39	-44.1%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Narva	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.74 €239.19	$549.43 RUB45,400.15	+104.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,838.15 €6,976.23	$17,234.08 RUB1M	+119.9%
Average			+112.0%

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pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Narva	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 €4.48	$2.63 RUB217.49	-47.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.73 €3.32	$3.03 RUB250.18	-18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.33 €5.63	$2.92 RUB241.65	-53.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.55 €37.87	$39.61 RUB3,273.15	-6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.56 €8.51	$7.02 RUB579.96	-26.6%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 7.9% more for clothing

	Narva	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.85 €76.41	$92.36 RUB7,631.78	+7.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.18 €45.55	$50.79 RUB4,197.10	-0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.18 €84.71	$134.52 RUB11,115.96	+41.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.83 €120.01	$121.11 RUB10,007.20	-10.2%
Average			+7.9%

Narva vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of clothing

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