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Paris vs. Saint Petersburg Cost of Living Summary

Paris is 19.4% more expensive than Saint Petersburg.

Restaurants: pay 37.0% more in Paris
Groceries: pay 1.1% more in Paris
Transportation: pay 70.0% more in Paris
Housing: pay 21.0% less in Paris
Childcare: pay 39.4% less in Paris
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.9% more in Paris
Clothing: pay 54.1% more in Paris

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

Paris vs. Saint Petersburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.0% more for restaurants

	Saint Petersburg	Paris
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50	$17.52 €14.96	-5.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.29	$14.02 €11.97	+50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.63	$4.24 €3.62	+61.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30	$3.24 €2.77	+41.2%
Average			+37.0%

Saint Petersburg vs. Paris - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

	Saint Petersburg	Paris
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61	$2.10 €1.79	-41.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88	$12.76 €10.89	+61.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40	$5.95 €5.08	+35.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47	$5.22 €4.46	+16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.01	$6.68 €5.70	+11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.84	$1.64 €1.40	-42.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62	$1.15 €0.98	+84.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.47	$1.47 €1.25	-40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.35	$1.81 €1.55	-22.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60	$1.21 €1.03	-24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.97	$1.47 €1.25	-25.6%
Average			+1.1%

Saint Petersburg vs. Paris - Cost of groceries

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pay 70.0% more for transportation

	Saint Petersburg	Paris
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.23	$8.06 €6.88	+149.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.00	$103.72 €88.56	+48.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,050.00	$35,904.00 €30,657.06	-0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.17	$27.70 €23.66	+82.6%
Average			+70.0%

Saint Petersburg vs. Paris - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.0% less for housing

	Saint Petersburg	Paris
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.13	$37.58 €32.09	-49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,850.00	$1,637.45 €1,398.15	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,585.71	$1,198.19 €1,023.09	-24.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$198.18	$200.70 €171.37	+1.3%
Average			-21.0%

Saint Petersburg vs. Paris - Cost of housing

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pay 39.4% less for childcare

	Saint Petersburg	Paris
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,250.00	$798.13 €681.49	-36.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,000.00	$14,327.34 €12,233.57	-42.7%
Average			-39.4%

Saint Petersburg vs. Paris - Cost of childcare

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pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Petersburg	Paris
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$8.18 €6.98	+36.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87	$4.93 €4.21	+1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.50	$15.18 €12.96	+78.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.80	$43.12 €36.81	+44.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.02	$16.35 €13.96	+8.9%
Average			+33.9%

Saint Petersburg vs. Paris - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 54.1% more for clothing

	Saint Petersburg	Paris
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.00	$118.15 €100.89	+79.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.38	$48.25 €41.20	+29.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.50	$123.09 €105.10	+67.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.50	$152.69 €130.38	+40.7%
Average			+54.1%

Saint Petersburg vs. Paris - Cost of clothing

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