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Portugal

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Russia

Saint Petersburg vs. Oeiras Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 32.7% cheaper than Oeiras.

Restaurants: pay 37.8% less in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 27.1% less in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 25.1% less in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 50.0% less in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 31.5% more in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% less in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 5.0% more in Saint Petersburg

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

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Saint Petersburg vs. Oeiras Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.8% less for restaurants

	Oeiras	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.68 €13.99	$11.46 RUB976.26	-26.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$6.43 RUB547.90	-42.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 €2.12	$1.49 RUB127.01	-37.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 €1.56	$0.69 RUB58.37	-60.8%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 27.1% less for groceries

	Oeiras	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 €1.10	$0.93 RUB79.20	-24.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.20 €6.43	$6.02 RUB512.63	-16.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 €3.56	$4.17 RUB355.25	+4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.53 €3.15	$1.64 RUB139.71	-53.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.43 €3.06	$2.85 RUB242.54	-16.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 €1.19	$0.77 RUB65.29	-42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 €0.55	$0.73 RUB61.87	+18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.72	$0.75 RUB64.06	-7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.38 RUB117.87	+18.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.73	$0.36 RUB30.55	-55.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.67	$0.28 RUB23.88	-62.8%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 25.1% less for transportation

	Oeiras	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.00 €7.14	$3.25 RUB277.12	-59.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.98	$52.51 RUB4,471.85	+17.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €30,027.86	$35,093.40 RUB3M	+4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.91 €8.85	$7.60 RUB647.52	-23.3%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 50.0% less for housing

	Oeiras	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.09 €31.32	$8.55 RUB728.46	-75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,455.66 €1,299.34	$730.46 RUB62,205.90	-49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,157.06 €1,032.81	$437.21 RUB37,232.22	-62.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.04 €75.02	$112.08 RUB9,544.76	+33.4%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 31.5% more for childcare

	Oeiras	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$481.49 €429.78	$549.43 RUB46,789.24	+14.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,364.94 €10,144.55	$17,234.08 RUB1M	+51.6%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Oeiras	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €3.00	$2.63 RUB224.14	-21.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 €2.25	$3.03 RUB257.83	+20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.82 €5.20	$2.92 RUB249.04	-49.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.48 €51.31	$39.61 RUB3,373.30	-31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.40 €7.50	$7.02 RUB597.71	-16.4%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 5.0% more for clothing

	Oeiras	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.85 €76.63	$92.36 RUB7,865.29	+7.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.79 €39.98	$50.79 RUB4,325.52	+13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.24 €96.62	$134.52 RUB11,456.07	+24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$151.16 €134.93	$121.11 RUB10,313.39	-19.9%
Average			+5.0%

Oeiras vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of clothing

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