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Saint Petersburg vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 2.9 times more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 5.4 times more in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 6.5% less in Saint Petersburg

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Saint Petersburg are more expensive than in Russia. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Saint Petersburg.

Saint Petersburg vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Russia	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB779.02	$18.50	+91.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB446.34	$9.29	+68.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB85.18	$2.63	+149.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB41.37	$2.30	+348.0%
Average			+164.2%

Russia vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Russia	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB50.87	$3.61	+472.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB405.31	$7.88	+56.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB340.65	$4.40	+4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB129.02	$4.47	+179.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB177.56	$6.01	+173.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB63.70	$2.84	+259.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB64.71	$0.62	-22.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB75.05	$2.47	+166.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB101.23	$2.35	+87.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB30.61	$1.60	+322.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB24.46	$1.97	+550.0%
Average			+204.6%

Russia vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Russia	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB217.37	$3.23	+19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,752.75	$70.00	+222.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2,546,970.87	$36,050.00	+14.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB399.03	$15.17	+206.8%
Average			+115.8%

Russia vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.4 times more for housing

	Russia	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB610.80	$74.13	+879.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB35,018.96	$1,850.00	+326.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB24,276.80	$1,585.71	+427.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,678.93	$198.18	+139.5%
Average			+443.1%

Russia vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of housing

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Russia	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB24,265.18	$1,250.00	+315.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB627,838.39	$25,000.00	+221.3%
Average			+268.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB137.13	$6.00	+253.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB174.94	$4.87	+124.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB216.49	$8.50	+216.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,892.37	$29.80	-16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB413.59	$15.02	+193.0%
Average			+154.1%

Russia vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

	Russia	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB5,048.03	$66.00	+5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,528.29	$37.38	-14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB8,306.25	$73.50	-28.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,854.57	$108.50	+11.5%
Average			-6.5%

Russia vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of clothing

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