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Saint Petersburg vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 48.1% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 66.2% less in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 51.8% less in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 46.2% less in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 62.0% less in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 46.0% less in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.8% less in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 10.4% less in Saint Petersburg

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

Saint Petersburg vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.2% less for restaurants

	Paris	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$9.53 RUB759.29	-45.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €11.94	$5.96 RUB474.55	-57.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.62	$0.99 RUB79.09	-76.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.76	$0.48 RUB38.07	-85.3%
Average			-66.2%

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pay 51.8% less for groceries

	Paris	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.79	$0.84 RUB67.06	-59.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.87	$5.68 RUB452.87	-55.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.07	$4.33 RUB344.91	-27.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.45	$1.66 RUB131.89	-68.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.69	$2.29 RUB182.23	-65.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.40	$0.79 RUB62.96	-52.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.98	$0.77 RUB61.39	-33.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$0.81 RUB64.61	-44.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.55	$1.49 RUB119.08	-17.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$0.42 RUB33.52	-65.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$0.28 RUB22.62	-80.6%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 46.2% less for transportation

	Paris	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.87	$2.76 RUB219.93	-65.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €88.37	$50.21 RUB4,000.49	-51.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,590.42	$35,737.37 RUB2,847,323.71	-0.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.60	$9.17 RUB730.81	-66.9%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 62.0% less for housing

	Paris	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.02	$7.63 RUB607.70	-79.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,395.11	$783.62 RUB62,433.50	-52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,020.87	$441.53 RUB35,178.23	-63.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €171.00	$94.44 RUB7,524.16	-52.9%
Average			-62.0%

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pay 46.0% less for childcare

	Paris	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €680.01	$373.01 RUB29,718.94	-53.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,206.98	$8,803.31 RUB701,390.74	-38.6%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €6.97	$2.98 RUB237.28	-63.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.20	$2.43 RUB193.67	-50.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €12.94	$2.78 RUB221.14	-81.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €36.73	$39.87 RUB3,176.30	-7.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €13.93	$5.65 RUB450.35	-65.4%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 10.4% less for clothing

	Paris	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €100.67	$93.20 RUB7,425.95	-21.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.11	$48.79 RUB3,887.03	+1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €104.87	$115.24 RUB9,181.83	-6.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €130.09	$129.44 RUB10,312.95	-15.2%
Average			-10.4%

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