Cost of living comparison

Russia

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United States

Chapel Hill vs. Saint Petersburg Cost of Living Summary

Chapel Hill is 94.3% more expensive than Saint Petersburg.

Restaurants: pay 70.1% more in Chapel Hill
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Chapel Hill
Transportation: pay 21.3% more in Chapel Hill
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Chapel Hill
Childcare: pay 21.6% more in Chapel Hill
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.9% more in Chapel Hill
Clothing: pay 31.0% less in Chapel Hill

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

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Chapel Hill vs. Saint Petersburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chapel Hill instead of Saint Petersburg, you would:

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pay 70.1% more for restaurants

	Saint Petersburg	Chapel Hill
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.46 RUB920.56	$18.00	+57.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 RUB516.64	$10.00	+55.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 RUB119.77	$2.90	+94.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 RUB55.04	$2.00	+191.8%
Average			+70.1%

Saint Petersburg vs. Chapel Hill - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Saint Petersburg	Chapel Hill
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 RUB74.68	$4.68	+403.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 RUB483.39	$9.04	+50.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.17 RUB334.98	$4.36	+4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 RUB131.74	$5.44	+231.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 RUB228.70	$6.23	+118.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 RUB61.57	$3.60	+369.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 RUB58.34	$0.82	+12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RUB60.41	$3.10	+312.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.38 RUB111.15	$2.76	+99.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 RUB28.81	$2.18	+507.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB22.51	$1.80	+542.9%
Average			+184.1%

Saint Petersburg vs. Chapel Hill - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.3% more for transportation

	Saint Petersburg	Chapel Hill
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.25 RUB261.31	$3.68	+12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.51 RUB4,216.72	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,093.40 RUB3M	$35,535.00	+1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.60 RUB610.57	$20.34	+167.5%
Average			+21.3%

Saint Petersburg vs. Chapel Hill - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Saint Petersburg	Chapel Hill
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.55 RUB686.90	$70.83	+728.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$730.46 RUB58,656.88	$1,766.67	+141.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.21 RUB35,108.02	$1,300.00	+197.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.08 RUB9,000.21	$168.71	+50.5%
Average			+160.2%

Saint Petersburg vs. Chapel Hill - Cost of housing

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pay 21.6% more for childcare

	Saint Petersburg	Chapel Hill
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$549.43 RUB44,119.79	$1,400.00	+154.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,234.08 RUB1M	$10,000.00	-42.0%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 98.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Petersburg	Chapel Hill
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 RUB211.35	$6.00	+128.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 RUB243.12	$4.75	+56.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.92 RUB234.84	$7.95	+171.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.61 RUB3,180.84	$78.00	+96.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.02 RUB563.61	$13.50	+92.3%
Average			+98.9%

Saint Petersburg vs. Chapel Hill - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.0% less for clothing

	Saint Petersburg	Chapel Hill
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$92.36 RUB7,416.56	$39.00	-57.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.79 RUB4,078.74	$31.25	-38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.52 RUB10,802.47	$103.33	-23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.11 RUB9,724.98	$137.50	+13.5%
Average			-31.0%

Saint Petersburg vs. Chapel Hill - Cost of clothing

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