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Athens vs. Saint Petersburg Cost of Living Summary

Athens is 29.5% more expensive than Saint Petersburg.

Restaurants: pay 50.6% more in Athens
Groceries: pay 39.6% more in Athens
Transportation: pay 20.8% more in Athens
Housing: pay 33.1% more in Athens
Childcare: pay 11.7% less in Athens
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.6% more in Athens
Clothing: pay 11.4% less in Athens

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

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Athens vs. Saint Petersburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.6% more for restaurants

	Saint Petersburg	Athens
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.46 RUB920.56	$16.80 €15.00	+46.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 RUB516.64	$11.20 €10.00	+74.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 RUB119.77	$2.82 €2.52	+89.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 RUB55.04	$0.56 €0.50	-18.3%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 39.6% more for groceries

	Saint Petersburg	Athens
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 RUB74.68	$1.43 €1.27	+53.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 RUB483.39	$7.56 €6.75	+25.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.17 RUB334.98	$7.14 €6.37	+71.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 RUB131.74	$4.99 €4.45	+204.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 RUB228.70	$4.76 €4.25	+67.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 RUB61.57	$0.99 €0.89	+29.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 RUB58.34	$0.89 €0.79	+22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RUB60.41	$0.64 €0.57	-15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.38 RUB111.15	$0.97 €0.87	-29.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 RUB28.81	$0.48 €0.43	+34.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB22.51	$0.52 €0.46	+84.3%
Average			+39.6%

Saint Petersburg vs. Athens - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.8% more for transportation

	Saint Petersburg	Athens
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.25 RUB261.31	$8.72 €7.78	+167.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.51 RUB4,216.72	$30.23 €26.99	-42.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,093.40 RUB3M	$27,970.99 €24,975.22	-20.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.60 RUB610.57	$12.54 €11.20	+64.9%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 33.1% more for housing

	Saint Petersburg	Athens
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.55 RUB686.90	$30.36 €27.11	+254.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$730.46 RUB58,656.88	$742.36 €662.85	+1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.21 RUB35,108.02	$655.59 €585.37	+49.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.08 RUB9,000.21	$160.58 €143.38	+43.3%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 11.7% less for childcare

	Saint Petersburg	Athens
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$549.43 RUB44,119.79	$573.57 €512.14	+4.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,234.08 RUB1M	$12,885.92 €11,505.80	-25.2%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 58.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Petersburg	Athens
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 RUB211.35	$5.60 €5.00	+112.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 RUB243.12	$4.11 €3.67	+35.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.92 RUB234.84	$5.60 €5.00	+91.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.61 RUB3,180.84	$54.57 €48.72	+37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.02 RUB563.61	$10.64 €9.50	+51.6%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 11.4% less for clothing

	Saint Petersburg	Athens
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$92.36 RUB7,416.56	$91.55 €81.75	-0.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.79 RUB4,078.74	$40.01 €35.72	-21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.52 RUB10,802.47	$104.08 €92.94	-22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.11 RUB9,724.98	$123.50 €110.27	+2.0%
Average			-11.4%

Saint Petersburg vs. Athens - Cost of clothing

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