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Bologna vs. Saint Petersburg Cost of Living Summary

Bologna is 65.1% more expensive than Saint Petersburg.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Bologna
Groceries: pay 84.5% more in Bologna
Transportation: pay 44.5% more in Bologna
Housing: pay 81.6% more in Bologna
Childcare: pay 15.3% more in Bologna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.4% more in Bologna
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in Bologna

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

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Bologna vs. Saint Petersburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Saint Petersburg	Bologna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.46 RUB976.26	$22.39 €19.99	+95.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 RUB547.90	$13.44 €11.99	+108.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 RUB127.01	$3.63 €3.24	+143.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 RUB58.37	$1.77 €1.58	+158.7%
Average			+110.2%

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pay 84.5% more for groceries

	Saint Petersburg	Bologna
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 RUB79.20	$3.09 €2.76	+232.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 RUB512.63	$10.33 €9.22	+71.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.17 RUB355.25	$5.19 €4.63	+24.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 RUB139.71	$3.95 €3.53	+140.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 RUB242.54	$5.59 €4.99	+96.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 RUB65.29	$1.10 €0.99	+44.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 RUB61.87	$1.08 €0.96	+48.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RUB64.06	$1.17 €1.04	+55.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.38 RUB117.87	$1.54 €1.38	+11.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 RUB30.55	$0.86 €0.77	+140.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB23.88	$0.80 €0.71	+183.6%
Average			+84.5%

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pay 44.5% more for transportation

	Saint Petersburg	Bologna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.25 RUB277.12	$8.06 €7.19	+147.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.51 RUB4,471.85	$43.67 €38.98	-16.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,093.40 RUB3M	$36,317.50 €32,417.66	+3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.60 RUB647.52	$18.03 €16.09	+137.1%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 81.6% more for housing

	Saint Petersburg	Bologna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.55 RUB728.46	$31.17 €27.82	+264.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$730.46 RUB62,205.90	$1,136.62 €1,014.57	+55.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.21 RUB37,232.22	$872.70 €778.99	+99.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.08 RUB9,544.76	$189.21 €168.89	+68.8%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 15.3% more for childcare

	Saint Petersburg	Bologna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$549.43 RUB46,789.24	$771.78 €688.90	+40.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,234.08 RUB1M	$16,312.31 €14,560.66	-5.3%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 52.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Petersburg	Bologna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 RUB224.14	$6.72 €6.00	+155.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 RUB257.83	$2.23 €1.99	-26.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.92 RUB249.04	$6.96 €6.22	+138.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.61 RUB3,373.30	$63.58 €56.75	+60.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.02 RUB597.71	$10.08 €9.00	+43.6%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Saint Petersburg	Bologna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$92.36 RUB7,865.29	$92.07 €82.18	-0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.79 RUB4,325.52	$45.99 €41.05	-9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.52 RUB11,456.07	$120.58 €107.63	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.11 RUB10,313.39	$147.99 €132.09	+22.2%
Average			-0.3%

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