Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Portugal

Oeiras vs. Saint Petersburg Cost of Living Summary

Oeiras is 48.7% more expensive than Saint Petersburg.

Restaurants: pay 60.8% more in Oeiras
Groceries: pay 37.1% more in Oeiras
Transportation: pay 33.5% more in Oeiras
Housing: pay 99.9% more in Oeiras
Childcare: pay 24.0% less in Oeiras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.5% more in Oeiras
Clothing: pay 4.7% less in Oeiras

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

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Oeiras vs. Saint Petersburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.8% more for restaurants

	Saint Petersburg	Oeiras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.46 RUB976.26	$15.68 €13.99	+36.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 RUB547.90	$11.20 €9.99	+74.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 RUB127.01	$2.38 €2.12	+59.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 RUB58.37	$1.75 €1.56	+155.3%
Average			+60.8%

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pay 37.1% more for groceries

	Saint Petersburg	Oeiras
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 RUB79.20	$1.24 €1.10	+32.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 RUB512.63	$7.20 €6.43	+19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.17 RUB355.25	$3.99 €3.56	-4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 RUB139.71	$3.53 €3.15	+115.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 RUB242.54	$3.43 €3.06	+20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 RUB65.29	$1.33 €1.19	+74.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 RUB61.87	$0.62 €0.55	-15.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RUB64.06	$0.81 €0.72	+7.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.38 RUB117.87	$1.17 €1.04	-15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 RUB30.55	$0.81 €0.73	+126.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB23.88	$0.75 €0.67	+168.7%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 33.5% more for transportation

	Saint Petersburg	Oeiras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.25 RUB277.12	$8.00 €7.14	+145.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.51 RUB4,471.85	$44.79 €39.98	-14.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,093.40 RUB3M	$33,640.22 €30,027.86	-4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.60 RUB647.52	$9.91 €8.85	+30.3%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 99.9% more for housing

	Saint Petersburg	Oeiras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.55 RUB728.46	$35.09 €31.32	+310.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$730.46 RUB62,205.90	$1,455.66 €1,299.34	+99.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.21 RUB37,232.22	$1,157.06 €1,032.81	+164.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.08 RUB9,544.76	$84.04 €75.02	-25.0%
Average			+99.9%

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pay 24.0% less for childcare

	Saint Petersburg	Oeiras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$549.43 RUB46,789.24	$481.49 €429.78	-12.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,234.08 RUB1M	$11,364.94 €10,144.55	-34.1%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Petersburg	Oeiras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 RUB224.14	$3.36 €3.00	+27.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 RUB257.83	$2.52 €2.25	-16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.92 RUB249.04	$5.82 €5.20	+99.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.61 RUB3,373.30	$57.48 €51.31	+45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.02 RUB597.71	$8.40 €7.50	+19.7%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 4.7% less for clothing

	Saint Petersburg	Oeiras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$92.36 RUB7,865.29	$85.85 €76.63	-7.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.79 RUB4,325.52	$44.79 €39.98	-11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.52 RUB11,456.07	$108.24 €96.62	-19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.11 RUB10,313.39	$151.16 €134.93	+24.8%
Average			-4.7%

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