Cost of living comparison
Rome is 98.0% more expensive than Saint Petersburg.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1 times more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 2.9 times more in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 65.3% more in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.0 times more in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 23.9% less in Rome
The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Rome are more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Saint Petersburg, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Saint Petersburg
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.15
RUB557.72
|
$16.08
€13.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.59
RUB358.54
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
RUB72.20
|
$2.23
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RUB39.72
|
$1.12
€0.96
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Saint Petersburg
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB49.50
|
$1.78
€1.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
RUB340.66
|
$7.00
€5.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
RUB243.92
|
$6.20
€5.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
RUB120.37
|
$3.76
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
RUB149.56
|
$4.89
€4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RUB45.87
|
$1.07
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
RUB47.09
|
$0.92
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RUB50.90
|
$0.89
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
RUB96.77
|
$1.09
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
RUB18.20
|
$0.73
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB16.23
|
$0.78
€0.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Saint Petersburg
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
RUB168.41
|
$7.15
€6.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.75
RUB2,868.28
|
$37.51
€32.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB2,390,235.43
|
$26,794.08
€22,922.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.61
RUB438.21
|
$17.15
€14.67
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Saint Petersburg
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.60
RUB436.82
|
$29.46
€25.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.80
RUB46,428.14
|
$1,180.31
€1,009.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.20
RUB27,257.07
|
$763.10
€652.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.85
RUB6,076.54
|
$167.26
€143.09
|
|
pay 65.3% more for childcare
Saint Petersburg
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.81
RUB23,714.03
|
$508.83
€435.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,433.78
RUB502,198.42
|
$10,490.67
€8,974.77
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Saint Petersburg
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
RUB199.19
|
$5.36
€4.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
RUB155.47
|
$1.53
€1.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.25
RUB175.28
|
$6.43
€5.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.37
RUB2,292.37
|
$58.31
€49.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
RUB358.54
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
|
pay 23.9% less for clothing
Saint Petersburg
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.39
RUB7,367.68
|
$65.43
€55.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
RUB3,556.92
|
$30.74
€26.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.84
RUB8,573.76
|
$77.17
€66.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.08
RUB8,202.39
|
$102.32
€87.53
|
|
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