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Russia

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Cyprus

Nicosia vs. Saint Petersburg Cost of Living Summary

Nicosia is 38.7% more expensive than Saint Petersburg.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% more in Nicosia
Groceries: pay 73.8% more in Nicosia
Transportation: pay 35.1% more in Nicosia
Housing: pay 39.8% more in Nicosia
Childcare: pay 29.1% less in Nicosia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.9% more in Nicosia
Clothing: pay 3.6% less in Nicosia

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

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Nicosia vs. Saint Petersburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.0% more for restaurants

	Saint Petersburg	Nicosia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.46 RUB947.27	$16.80 €14.95	+46.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 RUB531.63	$8.96 €7.97	+39.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 RUB123.24	$2.30 €2.05	+54.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 RUB56.64	$0.89 €0.79	+30.1%
Average			+43.0%

Saint Petersburg vs. Nicosia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.8% more for groceries

	Saint Petersburg	Nicosia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 RUB76.85	$1.96 €1.74	+110.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 RUB497.41	$6.56 €5.84	+9.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.17 RUB344.70	$6.95 €6.19	+66.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 RUB135.56	$4.77 €4.25	+190.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 RUB235.33	$4.06 €3.62	+42.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 RUB63.36	$1.55 €1.38	+102.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 RUB60.03	$0.95 €0.84	+30.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RUB62.16	$1.14 €1.01	+51.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.38 RUB114.37	$1.58 €1.40	+14.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 RUB29.64	$0.85 €0.76	+137.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB23.17	$0.71 €0.63	+154.1%
Average			+73.8%

Saint Petersburg vs. Nicosia - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.1% more for transportation

	Saint Petersburg	Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.25 RUB268.89	$6.73 €5.99	+106.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.51 RUB4,339.09	$44.79 €39.86	-14.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,093.40 RUB3M	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	-6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.60 RUB628.29	$21.86 €19.45	+187.5%
Average			+35.1%

Saint Petersburg vs. Nicosia - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.8% more for housing

	Saint Petersburg	Nicosia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.55 RUB706.83	$33.22 €29.57	+288.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$730.46 RUB60,359.10	$784.43 €698.17	+7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.21 RUB36,126.86	$696.72 €620.11	+59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.08 RUB9,261.39	$158.82 €141.36	+41.7%
Average			+39.8%

Saint Petersburg vs. Nicosia - Cost of housing

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pay 29.1% less for childcare

	Saint Petersburg	Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$549.43 RUB45,400.15	$513.33 €456.88	-6.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,234.08 RUB1M	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	-46.1%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 61.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Petersburg	Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 RUB217.49	$4.48 €3.99	+70.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 RUB250.18	$3.65 €3.25	+20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.92 RUB241.65	$5.60 €4.98	+91.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.61 RUB3,273.15	$74.03 €65.89	+86.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.02 RUB579.96	$11.20 €9.97	+59.5%
Average			+61.9%

Saint Petersburg vs. Nicosia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.6% less for clothing

	Saint Petersburg	Nicosia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$92.36 RUB7,631.78	$102.69 €91.40	+11.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.79 RUB4,197.10	$54.75 €48.73	+7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.52 RUB11,115.96	$100.22 €89.20	-25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.11 RUB10,007.20	$116.92 €104.07	-3.5%
Average			-3.6%

Saint Petersburg vs. Nicosia - Cost of clothing

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