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Saint Petersburg vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 6.6% cheaper than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 7.7% less in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 15.1% less in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 2.9% less in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 18.3% less in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 10.3% more in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% more in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 65.0% more in Saint Petersburg

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

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Saint Petersburg vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Petersburg instead of Rio De Janeiro, you would:

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pay 7.7% less for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$49.65	$11.46 RUB976.26	+15.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.20	$6.43 RUB547.90	-24.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$7.94	$1.49 RUB127.01	-6.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.18	$0.69 RUB58.37	-34.0%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 15.1% less for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.38	$0.93 RUB79.20	-55.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.06	$6.02 RUB512.63	+10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$21.72	$4.17 RUB355.25	-4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.55	$1.64 RUB139.71	-29.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.00	$2.85 RUB242.54	+42.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.43	$0.77 RUB65.29	-40.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.03	$0.73 RUB61.87	-10.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.65	$0.75 RUB64.06	+2.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.14	$1.38 RUB117.87	+66.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.79	$0.36 RUB30.55	-35.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.37	$0.28 RUB23.88	-41.0%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 2.9% less for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$24.82	$3.25 RUB277.12	-34.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$253.19	$52.51 RUB4,471.85	+3.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$118K	$35,093.40 RUB3M	+48.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$40.95	$7.60 RUB647.52	-7.4%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 18.3% less for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$113.52	$8.55 RUB728.46	-62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,534.25	$730.46 RUB62,205.90	-19.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,659.74	$437.21 RUB37,232.22	-18.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$510.08	$112.08 RUB9,544.76	+9.6%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 10.3% more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$2,964.42	$549.43 RUB46,789.24	-7.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$65,283.33	$17,234.08 RUB1M	+31.7%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$11.91	$2.63 RUB224.14	+10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.60	$3.03 RUB257.83	+30.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.77	$2.92 RUB249.04	-1.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$153.82	$39.61 RUB3,373.30	+28.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$39.72	$7.02 RUB597.71	-11.9%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 65.0% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$208.51	$92.36 RUB7,865.29	+120.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$244.62	$50.79 RUB4,325.52	+3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$371.89	$134.52 RUB11,456.07	+80.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$336.41	$121.11 RUB10,313.39	+79.5%
Average			+65.0%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of clothing

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