Cost of living comparison

Philippines

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Russia

Saint Petersburg vs. Taguig City Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 42.4% more expensive than Taguig City.

Restaurants: pay 55.1% more in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 3.1% less in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 73.8% more in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 2.7% more in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 66.8% more in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% more in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 87.5% more in Saint Petersburg

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

Saint Petersburg vs. Taguig City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Petersburg instead of Taguig City, you would:

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pay 55.1% more for restaurants

	Taguig City	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.30 ₱260.83	$9.53 RUB696.67	+121.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.44 ₱208.66	$5.96 RUB435.42	+73.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₱49.56	$0.99 RUB72.57	+21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ₱27.82	$0.48 RUB34.93	+4.2%
Average			+55.1%

Taguig City vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1% less for groceries

	Taguig City	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱80.88	$0.84 RUB61.53	-36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.17 ₱191.97	$5.68 RUB415.52	+79.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱443.94	$4.33 RUB316.46	-40.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 ₱131.51	$1.66 RUB121.01	-23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 ₱137.24	$2.29 RUB167.20	+1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 ₱67.20	$0.79 RUB57.76	-28.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱49.87	$0.77 RUB56.33	-6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 ₱83.47	$0.81 RUB59.28	-41.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₱31.30	$1.49 RUB109.26	+189.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 ₱48.82	$0.42 RUB30.76	-47.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱83.35	$0.28 RUB20.75	-79.3%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 73.8% more for transportation

	Taguig City	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.16 ₱252.27	$2.76 RUB201.79	-33.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$50.21 RUB3,670.59
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱2M	$35,737.37 RUB3M	+41.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱177.36	$9.17 RUB670.55	+213.6%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 2.7% more for housing

	Taguig City	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.51 ₱1,486.73	$7.63 RUB557.58	-68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$560.82 ₱34,012.14	$783.62 RUB57,284.89	+39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.56 ₱19,562.20	$441.53 RUB32,277.23	+36.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.71 ₱5,562.14	$94.44 RUB6,903.67	+3.0%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 66.8% more for childcare

	Taguig City	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,404.50	$373.01 RUB27,268.15	+169.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,676.48 ₱829K	$8,803.31 RUB644K	-35.6%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Taguig City	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 ₱86.07	$2.98 RUB217.71	+109.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱156.91	$2.43 RUB177.70	-6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 ₱187.80	$2.78 RUB202.91	-10.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.86 ₱2,538.74	$39.87 RUB2,914.36	-4.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ₱417.33	$5.65 RUB413.21	-17.9%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 87.5% more for clothing

	Taguig City	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.44 ₱2,695.24	$93.20 RUB6,813.57	+109.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,801.05	$48.79 RUB3,566.48	+64.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.68 ₱4,347.16	$115.24 RUB8,424.64	+60.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.21 ₱3,651.61	$129.44 RUB9,462.49	+115.0%
Average			+87.5%

Taguig City vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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