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Russia

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Japan

Chiba vs. Saint Petersburg Cost of Living Summary

Chiba is 35.1% more expensive than Saint Petersburg.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% more in Chiba
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Chiba
Transportation: pay 63.0% more in Chiba
Housing: pay 29.5% more in Chiba
Childcare: pay 40.8% more in Chiba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.1% more in Chiba
Clothing: pay 44.1% less in Chiba

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

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Chiba vs. Saint Petersburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8% more for restaurants

	Saint Petersburg	Chiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.53 RUB744.52	$6.68 ¥1,086	-29.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 RUB465.33	$5.01 ¥814	-15.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 RUB77.55	$1.07 ¥174	+7.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 RUB37.33	$0.75 ¥122	+57.3%
Average			+4.8%

Saint Petersburg vs. Chiba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Saint Petersburg	Chiba
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 RUB65.76	$1.75 ¥285	+108.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.68 RUB444.06	$4.86 ¥789	-14.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33 RUB338.20	$5.51 ¥896	+27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.66 RUB129.32	$1.49 ¥242	-10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 RUB178.68	$2.76 ¥448	+20.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB61.73	$2.63 ¥427	+232.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RUB60.20	$1.36 ¥222	+77.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB63.35	$1.76 ¥286	+116.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 RUB116.76	$2.00 ¥324	+33.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RUB32.87	$1.44 ¥235	+243.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB22.18	$1.59 ¥258	+460.6%
Average			+117.8%

Saint Petersburg vs. Chiba - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.0% more for transportation

	Saint Petersburg	Chiba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 RUB215.65	$4.25 ¥691	+54.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.21 RUB3,922.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,737.37 RUB3M	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-37.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.17 RUB716.60	$24.99 ¥4,060	+172.5%
Average			+63.0%

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pay 29.5% more for housing

	Saint Petersburg	Chiba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.63 RUB595.88	$16.71 ¥2,714	+119.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$783.62 RUB61,219.61	$980.09 ¥159K	+25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$441.53 RUB34,494.26	$478.91 ¥77,796	+8.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.44 RUB7,377.86	$61.65 ¥10,015	-34.7%
Average			+29.5%

Saint Petersburg vs. Chiba - Cost of housing

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pay 40.8% more for childcare

	Saint Petersburg	Chiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.01 RUB29,141.12	$271.75 ¥44,145	-27.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,803.31 RUB688K	$18,376.64 ¥3M	+108.7%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Petersburg	Chiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 RUB232.66	$2.00 ¥326	-32.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 RUB189.90	$3.01 ¥488	+23.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 RUB216.84	$4.01 ¥651	+44.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.87 RUB3,114.54	$55.69 ¥9,046	+39.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 RUB441.60	$11.03 ¥1,791	+95.1%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 44.1% less for clothing

	Saint Petersburg	Chiba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.20 RUB7,281.57	$40.09 ¥6,513	-57.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.79 RUB3,811.45	$28.40 ¥4,614	-41.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.24 RUB9,003.30	$57.87 ¥9,401	-49.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.44 RUB10,112.44	$93.55 ¥15,197	-27.7%
Average			-44.1%

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