Cost of living comparison

Albania

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Russia

Saint Petersburg vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 11.7% cheaper than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 20.0% less in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 27.6% less in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 20.8% less in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 6.7% less in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 82.5% more in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% less in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 13.1% more in Saint Petersburg

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

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Saint Petersburg vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.0% less for restaurants

	Tirana	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL794	$11.46 RUB947.27	+17.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL893	$6.43 RUB531.63	-41.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL193	$1.49 RUB123.24	-37.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 ALL103	$0.69 RUB56.64	-45.8%
Average			-20.0%

Tirana vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.6% less for groceries

	Tirana	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$0.93 RUB76.85	-21.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL524	$6.02 RUB497.41	-6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL688	$4.17 RUB344.70	-50.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL306	$1.64 RUB135.56	-56.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL335	$2.85 RUB235.33	-30.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL72	$0.77 RUB63.36	-13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$0.73 RUB60.03	-35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 ALL80	$0.75 RUB62.16	-23.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL68	$1.38 RUB114.37	+64.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.36 RUB29.64	-23.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$0.28 RUB23.17	-51.5%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 20.8% less for transportation

	Tirana	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.77 ALL712	$3.25 RUB268.89	-62.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 ALL1,587	$52.51 RUB4,339.09	+168.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$35,093.40 RUB3M	+4.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,678	$7.60 RUB628.29	-76.9%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 6.7% less for housing

	Tirana	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,617	$8.55 RUB706.83	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.78 ALL67,311	$730.46 RUB60,359.10	-11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$479.97 ALL38,982	$437.21 RUB36,126.86	-8.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,088	$112.08 RUB9,261.39	+49.5%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 82.5% more for childcare

	Tirana	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.43 ALL27,973	$549.43 RUB45,400.15	+59.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,249.97 ALL670K	$17,234.08 RUB1M	+108.9%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL288	$2.63 RUB217.49	-25.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ALL183	$3.03 RUB250.18	+34.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL387	$2.92 RUB241.65	-38.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.71 ALL4,525	$39.61 RUB3,273.15	-28.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL794	$7.02 RUB579.96	-28.2%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 13.1% more for clothing

	Tirana	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,675	$92.36 RUB7,631.78	+32.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,853	$50.79 RUB4,197.10	+7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,930	$134.52 RUB11,115.96	+10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,367	$121.11 RUB10,007.20	+5.0%
Average			+13.1%

Tirana vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of clothing

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