tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43835263396286097212024-03-13T11:28:35.736-07:00Cost of living in RussiaCurrent prices in Saint Petersburg, Russian FederationDmitriyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05827036810965620711noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383526339628609721.post-10520317509948289332011-04-20T04:12:00.004-07:002013-11-20T06:50:12.784-08:00Cost of living in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The information on this page is generally accurate as of December 16, 2010. Exchange rate of 1 United States dollar (USD) to 30.65 rubles (RUB) was close to the best one could find that day in Saint Petersburg (Sankt-Peterburg), Russian Federation. This rate is used for currency conversions below, unless otherwise stated.<br />
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General living information</h3>
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According to year 2010 United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Report, Russian Federation occupies 67-th place in the list of countries by standards of living (Human Development Index) with Gross Domestic Product of 15,719 year 2008 purchasing power parity US$ per capita.<br />
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As per Economist Intelligence Unit Saint Petersburg is number 56 by living conditions (livability) among the world's cities, while Moscow finished second in Russia, being number 70 in the world.<br />
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Pursuant to Mercer's Worldwide Cost of Living survey 2011 Moscow was rated as the 4th world's most expensive city. Saint Petersburg, the second largest city in Russia's with around five million (4869600 as of year 2011) inhabitants, was ranked as the 29th by the cost of living.<br />
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Official monthly living wage for Saint Petersburg in the second quarter (Q2) of year 2011 is 6,116.30 rubles (around US$200 as of September 18, 2011) per head, while in Moscow, 9.490,00 (around 310 dollars).<br />
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<a href="http://rusprice.blogspot.com/2010/12/food-prices-in-saint-petersburg.html">Groceries</a></h3>
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The following prices were effective in a “Pyatyorochka” store (logotype: <img alt="Pyaterochka grocery Russia" height="18" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QophdSzTPs0/TmoK7eMuuZI/AAAAAAAAAJE/BgB20AVo77o/s1600/Favicon.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0; outline: 0; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle;" width="17" />). This retail chain is one of the biggest in Russia, and its stores are available in most residential districts of Saint Petersburg (Sankt-Peterburg). <br />
Prices rarely differ between “Pyatyorochka” stores by more than one per cent (1%) within the city.</div>
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<tr><td class="c" rowspan="2" valign="middle" width="532"><b>Item description</b></td><td class="c" colspan="2" valign="middle"><b>Price (cost)</b></td></tr>
<tr><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars</b></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="532">10 eggs, first category (55 – 64.9 grams (1.94 – 2.29 ounces) each), “Sinyavinskiye” brand</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">35.80</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.17</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">1 liter of milk, “Vologodskiye Kruzheva” (Russia), 1.5% fat, Tetra Brik package, 1 kilogram (35.27 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">36.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.17</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Milk, “Valio” (Finland), 3.5% fat, Tetra Brik package, 1 liter (33.81 fluid ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">46.20</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.51</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Youghurt, “LATEO” (Russia), 1.5% fat, 490 grams (17.28 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">29.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.98</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Kefir, “Staraya Ladoga” (Russia), 2.5% fat, 910 grams (32.1 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">37.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.24</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Quark, “Letniy” (Russia), 2% fat, 18% protein, 180 grams (6.35 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">20.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.68</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Fish, Atlantic pollack, frozen, headless, gutted, 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">84.10</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.74</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Chicken, first category, Russia, 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">82.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.70</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Chicken legs, frozen, 1 kilogram (35.27 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">100.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.26</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Chicken legs, 1 kilogram (35.27 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">109.30</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.57</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Chicken liver (Russia), 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">129.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">4.24</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Beef (Russia), hip, 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">409.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">13.34</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Pork (Finland), shoulder, boneless, 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">189.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">6.17</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Pork (Russia), shoulder, 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">311.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">10.16</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Butter, “FIN” “Valio” brand, Finland), 79% fat, 200 grams (7.05 ounces) </td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">53.50</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.75</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Butter, “President” (France), 82% fat, 200 grams (7.05 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">49.50</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.62</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Butter, “Krestyanskoye” (Russia), 72.5% fat, 185 grams (6.53 ounces) </td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">49.30</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.61</td> </tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="532">Cheese, “Svalia” (Lithuania), semi hard, 45%, 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds) </td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">307.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">10.02</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Cheese, “Gouda” (Russia), semi-hard, 45–49 (%), 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds) </td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">234.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">7.63</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Bread, “Gorodskoy”, first class wheat, 400 grams (4.11 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">25.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.85</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Spaghetti“Krasnaya Tsena” (Russia), first class wheat, 400 grams (14.11 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">9.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.31</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Capellini,“Pasta Zara” (Italy), 500 grams (17.64 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">45.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span style="color: black;">1.47<o:p></o:p></span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Rice, white, “Pyat Plusov”, first grade, 900 grams (31.75 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">35.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.17</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Buckwheat, groats, “Natsional” (Russia), export quality, 900 grams (31.75 ounces)<br />
<b>Note:</b> after summer drought of 2010 the price of buckwheat soared 2–3 times in Russian Federation.</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">72.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.38</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Sunflower oil, “Zateya” (Russia), refined, deodorated, 1 liter (33.81 fluid ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">59.30</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.93</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Water, “Svyatoy istochnik”, sparkling, 1.5 liter (50.72 fluid ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">17.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.57</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Mineral water, “Narzan” (Kislovodsk), naturally sparkling, 1 liter (33.81 fluid ounces), plastic bottle</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">34.10</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.11</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Orange juice, “Ya” (Russia), made from concentrated juice, 1 liter (33.81 fluid ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">43.70</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span style="color: black;">1.43<o:p></o:p></span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Tea, black, “Lipton” (produced in Russia), yellow label, first grade, 100 grams (3.53 ounces), 50 packs</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">76.70</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.50</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Coffee, instant, “Jacobs”, Monarch, sublimated, 95 grams (3.35 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">140.60</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">4.59</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Beer “Baltika”, sort “Export” (# 7), light, can, 0.5 liter (16.91 fluid ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">29.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.98</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Beer “Carlsberg” (produced in Russia), light, can, 0.5 liter (16.91 fluid ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">32.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span style="color: black;">1.06<o:p></o:p></span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Beer “Bud” (produced in Russia), light, 0.5 liter (16.91 fluid ounces), bottle</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">37.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.24</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Beer “Tuborg” (produced in Russia), “green”, 0.5 liter (16.91 fluid ounces), bottle</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">28.50</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.93</td> </tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="532">Wine, red dry, “Château Beauvoisin Costières de Nîmes” (France, Languedoc), year 2007, Syrah and Mourvèdre grape sorts, bottle, 12.5% alcohol by volume, 0.75 liter (25.36 fluid ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">264.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">8.61</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Wine, red dry, “Legenda Kryma” (Ukraine, Crimea), bottle, 10-13% alcohol by volume, 0.75 liter (25.36 fluid ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">135.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">4.40</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Vodka “Putinka”, 0.5 liter (16.91 fluid ounces), 40% alcohol</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">125.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">4.08</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Whiskey “Johnnie Walker”, Black label, 0.75 liter (25.36 fluid ounces), 43% alcohol</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1,689.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">55.11</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Cigarettes, “Marlboro”, red, Philip-Morris, made in Russia, pack of 20</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">43.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.42</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Chocolate, milk, <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span>Alpen Gold<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span> <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">(made in Russia)</span>, 100 grams (3.53 ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">28.10</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.92</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Pralines, Raffaello (Ferrero) with almonds and cocoa, 150 grams (5.29 ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">139.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">4.55</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Coca-Cola (produced in Russia), 2 liter (67.63 fluid ounces)<o:p></o:p></span></td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span style="color: black;">44.10<o:p></o:p></span></td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.44</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Pepsi (Cola), produced in Russia, 2 liter (67.63 fluid ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">36.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.20</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Soap bar, “Dove”, fresh touch, 135 grams (4.76 ounces)</span></td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">30.90</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span style="color: black;">1.01<o:p></o:p></span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Soap, baby, bar, <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span>Moy malysh<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span> (Russia), 100 grams (3.53 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">9.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.31</td> </tr>
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<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Shampoo NIVEA for men, 250 milliliters (8.45 fluid ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">76.20</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span style="color: black;">2.49</span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="3" valign="middle" width="581"><b>Fruits and vegetables, all per 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds, 35.27 ounces)</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Apples, Idared, Russia, special price (reduced from 49.90 rubles (1.63 dollars))</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">44.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.46</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Apples, Fuji (China)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">79.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.61</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Apples, Granny Smith</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">60.00</span></td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span style="color: black;">1.96<o:p></o:p></span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Apples, Jonagold</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">79.90</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">2.61</td> </tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="532">Apples, Red Chief / Red Delicious, <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span>from Italian Alps<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span></td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">69.90</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.28</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Apples, local, small size, special price (reduced from 44.90 rubles (1.46 dollars))</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">20.00</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">0.65</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Bananas, “Prima Donna” (Ecuador)</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">42.90</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">1.40</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Beetroots (Russia)</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">18.90</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">0.62</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Cabbage, select</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">34.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Carrots</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">27.50</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">0.90</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Cucumbers, small length</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">69.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.28</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Cucumbers, medium length</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">69.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.28</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Garlic (China)</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">92.90</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">3.03</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Grapefruits </td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">44.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.46</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Grapes, red, <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Napoleo</span>n<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span> (Spain)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">119.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.91</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Lemons</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">49.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.63</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Kiwis (Iran)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">80.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.64</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Clementines, <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span>Maroc<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span> (Morocco), select (first grade)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">79.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.61</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Onions</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">29.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.98</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Onions, red</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">45.10</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.47</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Oranges, select</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">53.90</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">1.76</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="532">Oranges, <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span>Frigocitrus<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span> (Argentina)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">39.90</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.30</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Pears, Abbot</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">124.90</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">4.08</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Pears, Conference, special price (reduced from 74 rubles (2.41 dollars)) </td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">59.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.43</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Pears, Chinese (Asian), China </td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">49.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.63</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Pears, Rocha</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">74.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.43</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Persimmons (Spain)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">99.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.26</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Pomegrenates (Egypt)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">80.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.61</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Pomelos, category 1</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">46.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.50</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Potatoes, young, imported</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">29.90</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">0.98</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Pumpkin, cut</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">20.00</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97"><span style="color: black;">0.65<o:p></o:p></span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Radishes, green (<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span>Margelan<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span>)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">28.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.91</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Radishes, black</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">29.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.98</td> </tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="532">Tomatoes, <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span>Lady's Fingers<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span> sort</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">140.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">4.57</td> </tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="532">Tomatoes, special price (reduced from 87.90 rubles (2.87 dollars)) </td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">79.90</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.61</td></tr>
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<img alt="Cost of living in Russia" border="0" height="1" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8iIgaGCH9Xs/Tb5SlSEQtNI/AAAAAAAAAIE/gpmwia1nvhk/s320/Cost%2Bof%2Bliving.gif" width="1" /><br />
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<a href="http://rusprice.blogspot.com/2010/12/food-prices-in-saint-petersburg.html">Transportation and gasoline</a></h3>
<br />
For an updated version of this section please click <a href="http://rusprice.blogspot.com/2011/03/transportation-and-gasoline-in-saint.html">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Public transportation</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b></b></span><br />
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<tr> <td class="c" rowspan="2" valign="middle" width="548"><b>Means of transportation</b></td> <td class="c" colspan="2" valign="middle" width="195"><b>Price</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">City (urban) autobus</td> <td class="c" rowspan="3" valign="middle" width="97">19.00</td> <td class="c" rowspan="3" valign="middle" width="97">0.62</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Trolleybus</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Tramway (street railway)</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Underground railway (subway, metro)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">22.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.72</td> </tr>
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Taxi</b></span><br />
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A large taxi company <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span>Taxi SSSR<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">” offers Ford Focus class cabs for 30 rubles (0.98 dollars) per kilometer, which is 0.61 dollars per mile. Mi</span>nimum order is 270 rubles (8.81 dollars).</div>
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Gasoline (petrol)</b></span><br />
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<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="pricelist" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 548px;" valign="middle"><tbody>
<tr> <td class="c" rowspan="2" valign="middle" width="532"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Item description</span></b><b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></td> <td class="c" colspan="2" valign="middle" width="195"><b>Price</b><b> (cost)</b></td> <td class="c" rowspan="2" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars per US gallon</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Dollars</span></b><b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="4"><b>LUKOIL station, as was shown on their display</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">EKTO-95</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">26.45</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.86</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.27</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Euro-95</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">26.05</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.85</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.22</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">EKTO-92</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">23.85</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.78</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.95</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Diesel</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">24.65</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.80</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.04</td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan="4"><b>Shell station, as of December 25</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Shell-98</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">30.95</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.01</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.82</td> </tr>
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Car insurance</b></span><br />
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Car liability insurance is required by law in Russia. In Saint Petersburg its yearly cost range is 2138.40 – 9,694.09 rubles (70 – 316 dollars), in Moscow 2,376.00 – 10,771.20 rubles (78 – 351 dollars).</div>
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Other types of insurance are freely available, although not obligatory. To insure a new Ford Focus 1.6 liter automobile with 115 HP for whole dealer list price of 600,000.00 rubles (20,000.00 USD), against damage and theft (casco), without franchise, for a 35 year old driver with 17 years of experience costs 34,400.00 – 40,700.00 rubles (1,150.00, – 1,350.00 dollars) per year according to quotes from five large insurers.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Vehicle tax</b></span><br />
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For every vehicle you own you will have to pay transport tax in Russian Federation. For the year 2011 its amount is as follows for passenger cars (per year):</div>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="pricelist" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 548px;" valign="middle"><tbody>
<tr><td class="c" rowspan="2" valign="middle" width="532"><b>Vehicle power</b></td> <td class="c" colspan="2" valign="middle"><b>Tax on each horse power</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">100 HP (73,55 kWt) or less</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">24</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.78</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">over 100 HP (73,55 kWt) to 150 HP (110,33 kWt) inclusive</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">35</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.14</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">over 150 HP (110,33 kWt) to 200 HP (147,10 kWt) inclusive</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">50</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.63</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">over 200 HP (147,10 kWt) to 250 HP (183,90 kWt) inclusive</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">75</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.45</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">over 250 HP (183,90 kWt)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">150</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">4.89</td></tr>
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Thus in year 2011 for 1.6 liter Ford Focus with 115 HP one will pay an equivalent of around 130 dollars, for Mercedes-Benz E350 (268 HP) <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">–</span> 1300 dollars, for exotic Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 (562 HP) <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">– </span>2750 greenbacks.</div>
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<a href="http://rusprice.blogspot.com/2010/12/food-prices-in-saint-petersburg.html">Medical care</a></h3>
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A common fee for a consultation of therapist in Saint Petersburg is 600 rubles (19.58 dollars); a Western style clinic with English speaking doctors charges 3000 rubles (97.98 dollars) for the same service.</div>
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<a href="http://rusprice.blogspot.com/2010/12/food-prices-in-saint-petersburg.html">Utilities</a></h3>
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Heating</b></span><br />
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By Russian federal law centralized heating starts when daily mean ((minimum+maximum)/2) temperature falls below 8 degrees Celsius (46.4 Fahrenheit) for five consecutive days, and finishes if daily mean temperature exceeds 8 degrees Celsius (46.4 Fahrenheit) during five consecutive days.</div>
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Monthly heating costs range from 13.97 rubles (0.46 dollar) to 20.48 rubles (0.67 dollar) per one square meter (10.763910417 square feet). Newer and reconstructed houses tend to have lower heating costs (within above mentioned limit).</div>
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Electricity</b></span></div>
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Tariffs depend upon whether the house is appointed with an electrical oven in established order. Newer houses generally meet this requirement.</div>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="pricelist" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 548px;" valign="middle"><tbody>
<tr> <td class="c" rowspan="2" valign="middle"><b>Item description</b></td> <td class="c" colspan="2" valign="middle" width="250"><b>Price (cost) per kilowatt hour</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Houses appointed with electrical ovens</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.79</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.06</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="532">Other houses</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.55</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.08</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Telephony & Internet</b></span><br />
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For an updated version of this section please click <a href="http://rusprice.blogspot.com/2011/04/utilities-telephony-internet-mobile.html" target="blank">here</a>.<br />
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A <b>landline</b> telephone with unlimited calls within the city costs 400 rubles, which is 13.31 dollars <span id="search" style="visibility: visible;">as of February 15, 2012 (currency buy rate: 1 to 30,05)</span>, per month.<br />
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Practically all <b>cellular</b> (mobile) telephone carriers (operators) offer unlimited incoming calls free of charge. Outgoing calls rarely cost more than 5 rubles (0.16 dollar) per minute, this charge can be as low as 0.65 ruble (0.02 dollar).<br />
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Among Saint Petersburg operators MegaFon (tel.: 949-10-10) offers the best quality of service, while Tele2 (tel.: 989-00-22) is the least expensive. A prepaid card of any operator usually costs within 10 dollars.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Cellular telephony section appended on Sunday, February 06, 2011, with currency conversion rate of 1 USD to 29,42 RUB:</span><br />
It is generally cheaper to buy the telephone from the carrier with their SIM-card. For example, a Sony Ericsson J10i2 Metal Black apparatus costs 7,000.00 rubles (237.93 dollars) at MegaFon operator store, while its price is 7,180.00 rubles (244.05) at a large retail seller “Euroset” (http://www.euroset.ru/spb/). Not all models will be available, and some prices at Tele2 stores are actually higher than in Euroset, for example on Nokia N8-00.<br />
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Some telephone prices at Euroset stores:<br />
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<tr> <td class="c" rowspan="2" valign="middle"><b>Item description</b></td> <td class="c" colspan="2" valign="middle" width="250"><b>P</b><b>rice (cost)</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars</b></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="250">Nokia 1280</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">840.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">28.55</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="250">Nokia X3 blue</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">5,690.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">193.41</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="250">Nokia N8-00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">18,680.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">634.94</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="250">LG P500 Optimus One</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">9,990.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">339.56</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="250">Samsung GT-S5250 Wave 525</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">7,380.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">250.85</td></tr>
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The largest <b>internet</b> provider in the city (<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span>InterZet<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”) offers u</span>nlimited traffic with speed of 5 megabits per second for 450 rubles (14.68 dollars). This fee is for a month of service. </div>
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<a href="http://rusprice.blogspot.com/2010/12/food-prices-in-saint-petersburg.html">Recreation and sightseeing</a></h3>
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For an updated version of this section please click <a href="http://rusprice.blogspot.com/2011/04/recreation-sightseeing-cinema-sport.html" target="blank">here</a>.<br />
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<b>Cinema:</b> the price of the tickets for “Tourist” movie (released on December 10, 2010) in the middle of January of 2011 was 90–250 rubles (2,94–8,16 dollars), depending on the day of week and time of show.</div>
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<b>Mariinskiy Theater of opera and ballet</b><br />
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Tickets generally cost from 480.00 rubles (15 dollars) for Russian residents and 780.00 rubles (25 dollars) otherwise. The best seats cost 1,600.00 rubles (52 dollars) and 3,200.00 rubles (105 dollars) respectively. The price of the tickets for some performances can reach 5,400.00 rubles (175 dollars) and even more, especially during guest performances.<br />
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<b>Ice hockey</b><b></b></div>
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Tickets for Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) matches cost 100.00–500.00 rubles (3.26–16.31 dollars).</div>
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<b>Café-bar</b><br />
Price-list of a cafe-bar in a typical residential (uptown, dormitory) district of the city as of January 23, 2011.<br />
30.00 rubles was close to the maximal amount one could get for one dollar that day, so this rate is used for conversions in the table below:</div>
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<tr><td class="c" rowspan="2" valign="middle" width="532"><b>Menu item</b></td><td class="c" colspan="2" valign="middle"><b>P</b><b>rice (cost)</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars</b></td></tr>
<tr><td class="j" valign="middle" width="532">Sandwich with Atlantic salmon (wheat bread, butter and Atlantic salmon)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">60.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.00</td></tr>
<tr><td class="j" valign="middle" width="532">Russian (Stolichny) salad (chicken, potatoes, eggs, green peas, pickles, carrots, mayonnaise, salt), 150 grams (5.29 ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">100.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.33</td></tr>
<tr><td class="j" valign="middle" width="532">Fried/scrambled eggs with bacon, onions, cheese and tomatoes, 200 grams (7.05 ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">80.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.67</td></tr>
<tr><td class="j" valign="middle" width="532">Cheburek (form of turnover) with mutton, 250 grams (8.82 ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">100.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.33</td></tr>
<tr><td class="j" valign="middle" width="532">Boiled shrimps (prawns) with Tartare sauce, 300 grams (10.58 ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">160.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">5.33</td></tr>
<tr><td class="j" valign="middle" width="532">Shashlik (form of shish-kebab), pork neck, with mushrooms, 200 grams (7.05 ounces) </td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">80.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.67</td></tr>
<tr><td class="j" valign="middle" width="532">Beef undercut (tenderloin) with vegetables and greens, 200 grams (7.05 ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">330.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">11.00</td></tr>
<tr><td class="j" valign="middle" width="532">Beer, draught, “Baltika” (Russian brand), sort “Export” (# 7), light, 0.33 liter (11.16 fluid ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">60.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.00</td></tr>
<tr><td class="j" valign="middle" width="532">Beer, draught, “Baltika” (Russian brand), sort “Export” (# 7), light, 0.5 liter (16.91 fluid ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">80.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.67</td></tr>
<tr><td class="j" valign="middle" width="532">Beer, draught, “Tuborg Green” (brewed in Russia under license), light, 0.33 liter (11.16 fluid ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">100.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.33</td></tr>
<tr><td class="j" valign="middle" width="532">Beer, draught, “Tuborg Green” (brewed in Russia under license, light, 0.5 liter (16.91 fluid ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">120.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">4.00</td></tr>
<tr><td class="j" valign="middle" width="532">Beer, draught, “Velvet” (brewed in Czech Republic), semi dark, lager, 0.33 liter (11.16 fluid ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">150.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">5.00</td></tr>
<tr><td class="j" valign="middle" width="532">Beer, draught, “Velvet” (brewed in Czech Republic), semi dark, lager, 0.5 liter (16.91 fluid ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">190.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">6.33</td> </tr>
<tr><td class="j" valign="middle" width="532">Pepsi, 7 Up, Mirinda, Irn-Bru, 0.25 liter (8.45 fluid ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">50.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.67</td></tr>
<tr><td class="j" valign="middle" width="532">Juice (orange, carrot or apple), freshly-squeezed, 0.25 liter (8.45 fluid ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">80.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.67</td></tr>
<tr><td class="j" valign="middle" width="532">Coffee, Espresso, 0.05 liter (1.69 fluid ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">50.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.67</td></tr>
<tr><td class="j" valign="middle" width="532">Coffee, Latte Aroma, 0.22 liter (7.44 fluid ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">90.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.00</td></tr>
<tr><td class="j" valign="middle" width="532">Milk shake, 0.25 liter (8.45 fluid ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">50.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.67</td></tr>
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<b>Pub</b> “Shamrock”, Irish style, European cuisine. Average bill: 500–1000 rubles (16–33 dollars).</div>
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<b>The Hermitage museum</b></div>
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The entrance into the largest museum in the world costs 400 rubles (13.05 dollars) for non-Russian citizens.</div>
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“<b>Russian museum</b>”<br />
For non-Russian citizens the tickets cost 350–600 rubles (11,42–19,58 dollars). The price depends on the number of exhibitions visited.</div>
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This section is under construction. Thank you.<br />
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<a href="http://rusprice.blogspot.com/2010/12/food-prices-in-saint-petersburg.html">Miscellaneous </a></h3>
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<b>Toilets:</b> Free toilets (restrooms) are rare i<span id="search" style="visibility: visible;">n Sai</span><span id="search" style="visibility: visible;">nt Petersburg, especially in its center. Most paid toilets cost 20 rubles (0.65 dollars) per visit.<br />
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<b>Post (mail)</b><br />
It costs 24.10 rubles (0.77 dollars as of November 24, 2012 (currency buy rate: 1 to 31,18)) to send an international letter, weighing 20 grams (0.705 ounces) or less, via Russian post Avia mail.<br />
In my experience it generally takes 11 days for a letter, dropped into a street post collection box, to be received in Fort Lauderdale (U.S. state of Florida).<br />
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<b>Live flowers </b>(common prices as of March 23, 2011 with excha<span id="search" style="visibility: visible;">nge rate of 28.25)</span><br />
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="pricelist" style="width: 548px;" valign="middle"><tbody>
<tr><td class="c" rowspan="2" valign="middle"><b>Item description</b></td> <td class="c" colspan="2" valign="middle" width="250"><b>P</b><b>rice (cost)</b><b>, per piece</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars</b></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="250">Roses, 80 centimeters (2.62) feet long (Netherlands), different colours</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">130.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">4.60</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="250">Сhrysanthemums, different colours</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">100.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.54</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="250">Carnations, different colours</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">35.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.24</td></tr>
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<a href="http://rusprice.blogspot.com/2010/12/food-prices-in-saint-petersburg.html">Real estate</a></h3>
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For an updated version of this section please click <a href="http://rusprice.blogspot.com/2011/04/housing-real-estate-and-utilities-in.html" target="blank">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Sale</b></span><br />
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<div class="j">
Average sale offer price of real estate in Saint Petersburg according to “Bulleten Nedvizhimosti” magazine (name translated into English as “Real Estate Bulletin”) at the end of December, 2010:</div>
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<tr><td class="c" minwidth="210" rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle"><b>Item description</b></td> <td class="c" colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle"><b>P</b><b>rice (cost)</b></td> </tr>
<tr><td class="c" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="93"><b>rubles per</b><br />
<b>sq. meter</b></td><td class="c" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="93"><b>rubles per</b><br />
<b>sq. foot</b></td><td class="c" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="93"><b>dollars per</b><br />
<b> sq. foot</b></td></tr>
<tr><td minwidth="210" valign="middle">In secondary market (previously owned)</td><td class="c" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="93">82,250.00</td><td class="c" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="93">2,683.52</td><td class="c" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="93">249.31</td></tr>
<tr><td minwidth="210" valign="middle">In primary market (newly built)</td><td class="c" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="93">not more than 70,000.00</td><td class="c" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="93">not more than 2,283.85</td> <td class="c" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="93">not more than 212.18</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<b>Note: </b>one square meter equals to 10.763910417 square feet.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Rent</b></span><br />
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<div class="j">
Apartments in Russia are graded by the number of rooms. Bedrooms, living-, children's, dining-rooms, dens, et cetera are counted towards rooms number; corridors (hallways), bath- and toilet-rooms as well as kitchens are counted separately. Rooms can be both isolated (the entrance is from a corridor) or adjacent (the entrance is from another room).</div>
<div class="j">
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At the end of December, 2010 average rental offer price (monthly) according to “Bulleten Nedvizhimosti” magazine was as follows:</div>
<div class="j">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="pricelist" style="width: 548px;" valign="middle"><tbody>
<tr> <td class="c" rowspan="2" valign="middle"><b>Item description</b></td> <td class="c" colspan="2" valign="middle" width="250"><b>Price (cost)</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars</b></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="250">One room apartment</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">18,700.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">610.11</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="250">Two room apartment</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">25,500.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">831.98</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="250">Three room apartment</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">33,800.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1,102.73</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<div class="j">
For example, a one room apartment on the third floor of a six-storey building, located in the very historical center of Saint Petersburg, complying to Western standards, with the room itself being 26 square meters (280 square feet), at the end of December, 2010 was offered for rent at 24,500.00 rubles (799.35 dollars) per month.</div>
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<div class="j">
<b>For comparison with Moscow:</b> according to “Azbuka Nedvizhimosti” real estate agency average rental payment in Moscow during January 03 <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">–</span> January 09, 2011 was 69,900 rubles (2,636.96 dollars at the currency rate of 1 to 30.30) per month.<br />
According to IntermarkSavills Elite Real Estate Agency Moscow's most expensive apartment in October, 2013 was a penthouse (620 sq m, without finishnig) on Ostozhenka - the most expensive street in former Soviet Union. Its price was 36 million United States dollars.<br />
<h3 class="post-title entry-title">
Average salary</h3>
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According to Federal Statistical Service of Russia average monthly salary in Saint Petersburg in November 2011 was 31,141 rubles per capita. This constitutes 1,036.31 dollars as of February 15, 2012 with the buy rate of 30.05 rubles to one greenback.<br />
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Average monthly salary in Moscow in year 2010 was 40,500 rubles, which comprised 1,456.83 dollars (1 to 30.45 rate as December 31, 2010).<br />
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<b>Note:</b> Unaccounted (grey) salaries are very popular in Russian small and even medium business for tax evading purposes. They are called salaries in envelopes due to the form of money transfer.<br />
Thus, official earnings data tend to be lower than actual.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">The information on this page is generally accurate as of December 16, 2010. Exchange rate of 1 dollar (USD) to 30.65 rubles (RUB) was close to the best one could find that day in Saint Petersburg (Sankt-Peterburg), Russian Federation. This rate is used for currency conversions below, unless otherwise stated.</div><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://rusprice.blogspot.com/2010/12/food-prices-in-saint-petersburg.html">Utilities</a></h3><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Heating</b></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">By federal law centralized heating starts when daily mean ((minimum+maximum)/2) temperature falls below 8 degrees Celsius (46.4 Fahrenheit) for five consecutive days, and finishes if daily mean temperature exceeds 8 degrees Celsius (46.4 Fahrenheit) during five consecutive days.<br />
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Monthly heating costs range from 13.97 rubles (0.46 dollar) to 20.48 rubles (0.67 dollar) per one square meter (10.763910417 square feet). Newer and reconstructed houses tend to have lower heating costs (within above mentioned limit).<br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Electricity</b></span><br />
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Tariffs depend upon whether the house is appointed with an electrical oven in established order. Newer houses generally meet this requirement.</div><br />
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="pricelist" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 548px;" valign="middle"><tbody>
<tr><td class="c" rowspan="2" valign="middle"><b>Item description</b></td><td class="c" colspan="2" valign="middle" width="250"><b>Price (cost) per kilowatt hour</b></td></tr><tr><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars</b></td></tr><tr><td valign="middle" width="530">Houses appointed with electrical ovens</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.79</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.06</td></tr><tr><td valign="middle" width="530">Other houses</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.55</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.08</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Telephony & Internet</b></span><br />
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A <b>landline</b> telephone with unlimited calls costs 400 rubles, which is 14.13 dollars*, per month.<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">*The rate for conversion is 28.30, effective on May 26, 2011.</span><br />
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<b>Voice over Internet Protocol</b> telepone line of the largest <b>internet</b> provider in the city – “InterZet” – costs 295 rubles (10.42 dollars*) per month. Calls to the numbers with city area code are free, and a direct city number is provided.<br />
Additional equipment, that is required for VoIP telephony, generally costs within 50–100 dollars.<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">*The rate for conversion is 28.30, effective on May 26, 2011.</span><br />
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Practically all <b>cellular</b> (mobile) telephone carriers (operators) offer unlimited incoming calls free of charge. Outgoing calls rarely cost more than 5 rubles (0.16 dollar) per minute, this charge can be as low as 0.65 ruble (0.02 dollar).<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Among Saint Petersburg operators MegaFon (tel.: 949-10-10) offers the best quality of service, while Tele2 (tel.: 989-00-22) is the least expensive. A prepaid card of any operator usually costs within 10 dollars.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cellular telephony section appended on Sunday, February 06, 2011, with currency conversion rate of 1 USD to 29,42 RUB:</span><br />
It is generally cheaper to buy the telephone from the carrier with their SIM-card. For example, a Sony Ericsson J10i2 Metal Black apparatus costs 7,000.00 rubles (237.93 dollars) at “MegaFon” operator store, while its price is 7,180.00 rubles (244.05) at a large retail seller “Euroset” (http://www.euroset.ru/spb/). Not all models will be available, and some prices at Tele2 stores are actually higher than in Euroset, for example on Nokia N8-00.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Some telephone prices at Euroset stores: </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="pricelist" style="width: 548px;" valign="middle"><tbody>
<tr> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle"><b>Item description</b></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="250"><b>Price</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars</b></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="250">Nokia 1280</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">840.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">28.55</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="250">Nokia X3 blue</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">5,690.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">193.41</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="250">Nokia N8-00</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">18,680.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">634.94</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="250">LG P500 Optimus One</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">9,990.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">339.56</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="250">Samsung GT-S5250 Wave 525</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">7,380.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">250.85</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">The largest <b>internet</b> provider in the city (“InterZet”) offers unlimited traffic with speed of 5 megabits per second for 450 rubles (14.68 dollars). This fee is for a month of service.<br />
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Internet services for a company can cost substantially more money. Thus, using mobile (cellular) 3G conection, such as “MTS Konnekt” or ”Beeline” might result in better cost to quality ratio.</div></div></div><script type="text/javascript">
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Cinema:</b> the price of the tickets for “Tourist” movie (released on December 10, 2010) in the middle of January of 2011 was 90–250 rubles (2,94–8,16 dollars), depending on the day of week and time of show.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><b>Mariinskiy Theater of opera and ballet</b><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Tickets generally cost from 480.00 rubles (15 dollars) for Russian residents and 780.00 rubles (25 dollars) otherwise. The best seats cost 1,600.00 rubles (52 dollars) and 3,200.00 rubles (105 dollars) respectively. The price of the tickets for some performances can reach 5,400.00 rubles (175 dollars) and even more, especially during guest performances.<br />
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<b>Soccer</b><br />
The city has a club participating in top – Premier – league of Russian Soccer Championship. The most popular match of a season is the one with Spartak (Moscow). Tickets to this game, which in year 2011 takes place on May, 29, cost from 700 rubles (24.73 dollars*) for guest sectors to 2800 rubles (98.94 dollars*) for “VIP I” box. The latter seats are under the roof and they also give admission to the sport bar and stadium cafe.<br />
<span style="font-size:9px">*The exchange rate is 1 to 28.30 as of May 23, 2011.</span><br />
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<b>Ice hockey</b><br />
Tickets for Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) matches cost 100.00–500.00 rubles (3.26–16.31 dollars).<br />
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<b>Bowling</b><br />
One of the best bowling centers in the city – “Lider” (Engelsa prospect, 154) charges 200.00–700.00 rubles (7.07–24.73 dollars (exchange rate of 1 to 28.30) for entrance. This price depends upon time of the day and day of the week.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Café-bar</b> in a typical residential (uptown, dormitory) district of the city as of January 23, 2011. 30.00 rubles was close to the maximal amount one could get for one dollar that day, so this rate is used for conversions in the table below:</div><br />
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<tr><td rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="530"><b>Menu item</b></td><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle"><b>Price</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars</b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: justify;" valign="middle" width="530">Sandwich with Atlantic salmon (wheat bread, butter and Atlantic salmon)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">60.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">2.00</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: justify;" valign="middle" width="530">Russian (Stolichny) salad (chicken, potatoes, eggs, green peas, pickles, carrots, mayonnaise, salt), 150 grams (5.29 ounces)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">100.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">3.33</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: justify;" valign="middle" width="530">Fried/scrambled eggs with bacon, onions, cheese and tomatoes, 200 grams (7.05 ounces)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">80.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">2.67</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: justify;" valign="middle" width="530">Cheburek (form of turnover) with mutton, 250 grams (8.82 ounces)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">100.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">3.33</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: justify;" valign="middle" width="530">Boiled shrimps (prawns) with Tartare sauce, 300 grams (10.58 ounces)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">160.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">5.33</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: justify;" valign="middle" width="530">Shashlik (form of shish-kebab), pork neck, with mushrooms, 200 grams (7.05 ounces) </td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">80.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">2.67</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: justify;" valign="middle" width="530">Beef undercut (tenderloin) with vegetables and greens, 200 grams (7.05 ounces)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">330.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">11.00</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: justify;" valign="middle" width="530">Beer, draught, “Baltika” (Russian brand), sort “Export” (# 7), light, 0.33 liter (11.16 fluid ounces)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">60.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">2.00</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: justify;" valign="middle" width="530">Beer, draught, “Baltika” (Russian brand), sort “Export” (# 7), light, 0.5 liter (16.91 fluid ounces)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">80.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">2.67</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: justify;" valign="middle" width="530">Beer, draught, “Tuborg Green” (brewed in Russia under license), light, 0.33 liter (11.16 fluid ounces)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">100.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">3.33</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: justify;" valign="middle" width="530">Beer, draught, “Tuborg Green” (brewed in Russia under license, light, 0.5 liter (16.91 fluid ounces)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">120.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">4.00</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: justify;" valign="middle" width="530">Beer, draught, “Velvet” (brewed in Czech Republic), semi dark, lager, 0.33 liter (11.16 fluid ounces)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">150.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">5.00</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: justify;" valign="middle" width="530">Beer, draught, “Velvet” (brewed in Czech Republic), semi dark, lager, 0.5 liter (16.91 fluid ounces)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">190.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">6.33</td> </tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: justify;" valign="middle" width="530">Pepsi, 7 Up, Mirinda, Irn-Bru, 0.25 liter (8.45 fluid ounces)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">50.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">2.67</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: justify;" valign="middle" width="530">Juice (orange, carrot or apple), freshly-squeezed, 0.25 liter (8.45 fluid ounces)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">80.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">1.67</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: justify;" valign="middle" width="530">Coffee, Espresso, 0.05 liter (1.69 fluid ounces)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">50.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">1.67</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: justify;" valign="middle" width="530">Coffee, Latte Aroma, 0.22 liter (7.44 fluid ounces)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">90.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">3.00</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: justify;" valign="middle" width="530">Milk shake, 0.25 liter (8.45 fluid ounces)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">50.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">1.67</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Pub</b> “Shamrock”, Irish style, European cuisine. Average bill: 500–1000 rubles (16–33 dollars).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Hermitage museum</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The entrance into the largest museum in the world costs 400 rubles (13.05 dollars) for non-Russian citizens.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">“<b>Russian museum</b>”<br />
For non-Russian citizens the tickets cost 350–600 rubles (11,42–19,58 dollars). The price depends on the number of exhibitions visited.</div><script type="text/javascript">
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The information on this page is generally accurate as of December 16, 2010. Exchange rate of 1 dollar (USD) to 30.65 rubles (RUB) was close to the best one could find that day in Saint Petersburg (Sankt-Peterburg), Russian Federation. This rate is used for currency conversions below, unless otherwise stated.</div><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://rusprice.blogspot.com/2010/12/food-prices-in-saint-petersburg.html">Real estate</a></h3><div style="font-size: 18px;"><br />
<b>Introduction</b><br />
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Apartments in Russia are graded by the number of rooms. Bedrooms, living-, children's, dining-rooms, dens, et cetera are counted towards rooms number; corridors (hallways), bath- and toilet-rooms as well as kitchens are counted separately. Rooms can be both isolated (the entrance is from a corridor) or adjacent (the entrance is from another room).<br />
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<b>Sale</b><br />
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Average sale offer price of real estate in Saint Petersburg according to “Bulleten Nedvizhimosti” magazine (name translated into English as “Real Estate Bulletin”) at the end of December, 2010:</div><br />
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<tr><td minwidth="210" rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle"><b>Item description</b></td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle"><b>Price</b></td> </tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="93"><b>rubles per</b><br />
<b>sq. meter</b></td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="93"><b>rubles per sq. foot</b></td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="93"><b>dollars per sq. foot</b></td></tr>
<tr><td minwidth="210" valign="middle">In secondary market (previously built)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="93">82,250.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="93">2,683.52</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="93">249.31</td></tr>
<tr><td minwidth="210" valign="middle">In primary market (newly built)</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="93">not more than 70,000.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="93">not more than 2,283.85</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="93">not more than 212.18</td></tr>
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<b>Note: </b>one square meter equals to 10.763910417 square feet.<br />
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<b>For comparison with Moscow:</b><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">According to “Incom-Nedvizhimost” real estate agency average price of one square meter of Moscow secondary real estate in March 2011 was 199,400 rubles. At the exchange rate of 1 to 28.05 this makes 7,108.73 dollars, which is 660.42 dollars per square foot.<br />
<b>Update:</b> According to “Indicatory rynka nedvizhimosti” center one square meter of residential real estate in Moscow as of May 16, 2011 cost 137,048 rubles. At the currency conversion rate of 28.05 this constitutes 4,885.85 dollars per m<sup>2</sup>, or 453.91 dollars per square foot.</div><br />
<div style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Rent</b></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">At the end of December, 2010 average rental offer price (monthly) according to “Bulleten Nedvizhimosti” magazine was as follows:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle"><b>Item description</b></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="250"><b>Price</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars</b></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="250">One room apartment</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">18,700.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">610.11</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="250">Two room apartment</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">25,500.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">831.98</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="250">Three room apartment</td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">33,800.00</td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97">1,102.73</td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">For example, a one room apartment on the third floor of a six-storey building, located in the very historical center of Saint Petersburg, complying to Western standards, with the room itself being 26 square meters (280 square feet), at the end of December, 2010 was offered for rent at 24,500.00 rubles (799.35 dollars) per month.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For comparison with Moscow:</b> according to “Azbuka Nedvizhimosti” real estate agency average rental payment in Moscow during January 03 <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">–</span> January 09, 2011 was 69,900 rubles (2,636.96 dollars at the currency rate of 1 to 30.30) per month.</div><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://rusprice.blogspot.com/2010/12/food-prices-in-saint-petersburg.html">Utilities</a></h3><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Heating</b></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">By federal law centralized heating starts when daily mean ((minimum+maximum)/2) temperature falls below 8 degrees Celcius (46.4 Farenheit) for five consecutive days, and finishes if daily mean temperature exceeds 8 degrees Celcius (46.4 Farenheit) during five consecutive days.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Monthly heating costs range from 13.97 rubles (0.46 dollar) to 20.48 rubles (0.67 dollar) per one square meter (10.763910417 square feet). Newer and reconstructed houses tend to have lower heating costs (within above mentioned limit).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Electricity</b></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Tariffs depend upon whether the house is appointed with an electrical oven in established order. Newer houses generally meet this requirement.</div><br />
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<tr> <td class="c" rowspan="2" valign="middle"><b>Item description</b></td> <td class="c" colspan="2" valign="middle" width="250"><b>Price (cost) per kilowatt hour</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Houses appointed with electrical ovens</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.79</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.06</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Other houses</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.55</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.08</td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Telephony & Internet</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A <b>landline</b> telephone with unlimited calls costs 370 rubles, which is 12.07 dollars, per month.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The largest <b>internet</b> provider in the city (<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span>InterZet<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”) offers u</span>nlimited traffic with speed of 5 megabits per second for 450 rubles (14.68 dollars). This fee is for a month of service. </div><script type="text/javascript">
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align:left" trbidi="on"><div class="j">On December 16, 2010 the following prices were effective in a “Pyatyorochka” store. This retail chain is one of the biggest in Russia, and its stores are available in most residential districts of Saint Petersburg (Sankt-Peterburg). <br />
Prices rarely differ between “Pyatyorochka” stores by more than one per cent (1%) within the city.<br />
Had you exchanged United States dollars (USD) into Russian rubles (RUB) that day, you would have hardly gotten a better rate than 1 to 30.65. So this rate is assumed for conversions below, unless otherwise stated.</div><br />
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<tr><td rowspan="2" class="c" valign="middle" width="530"><b>Item description</b></td><td colspan="2" class="c" valign="middle"><b>Price</b></td></tr>
<tr><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars</b></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="530">10 eggs, first category (55 – 64.9 grams (1.94 – 2.29 ounces) each), “Sinyavinskiye” brand</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">35.80</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.17</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">1 liter of milk, “Vologodskiye Kruzheva” (Russia), 1.5% fat, Tetra Brik package, 1 kilogram (35.27 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">36.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.17</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Milk, “Valio” (Finland), 3.5% fat, Tetra Brik package, 1 liter (33.81 fluid ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">46.20</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.51</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Youghurt, “LATEO” (Russia), 1.5% fat, 490 grams (17.28 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">29.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.98</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Kefir, “Staraya Ladoga” (Russia), 2.5% fat, 910 grams (32.1 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">37.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.24</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Quark, “Letniy” (Russia), 2% fat, 18% protein, 180 grams (6.35 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">20.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.68</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Fish, Atlantic pollack, frozen, headless, gutted, 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">84.10</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.74</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Chicken, first category, Russia, 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">82.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.70</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Chicken legs, frozen, 1 kilogram (35.27 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">100.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.26</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Chicken legs, 1 kilogram (35.27 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">109.30</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.57</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Chicken liver (Russia), 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">129.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">4.24</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Beef (Russia), hip, 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">409.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">13.34</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Pork (Finland), shoulder, boneless, 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">189.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">6.17</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Pork (Russia), shoulder, 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">311.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">10.16</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Butter, “FIN” “Valio” brand, Finland), 79% fat, 200 grams (7.05 ounces) </td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">53.50</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.75</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Butter, “President” (France), 82% fat, 200 grams (7.05 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">49.50</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.62</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Butter, “Krestyanskoye” (Russia), 72.5% fat, 185 grams (6.53 ounces) </td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">49.30</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.61</td> </tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="530">Cheese, “Svalia” (Lithuania), semi hard, 45%, 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds) </td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">307.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">10.02</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Cheese, “Gouda” (Russia), semi-hard, 45–49 (%), 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds) </td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">234.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">7.63</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Bread, “Gorodskoy”, first class wheat, 400 grams (4.11 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">25.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.85</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Spaghetti, “Krasnaya Tsena” (Russia), first class wheat, 400 grams (14.11 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">9.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span style="color: black;">0.31<o:p></o:p></span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Capellini,“Pasta Zara” (Italy), 500 grams (17.64 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">45.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span style="color: black;">1.47<o:p></o:p></span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Rice, white, “Pyat Plusov”, first grade, 900 grams (31.75 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">35.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.17</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Buckwheat, groats, “Natsional” (Russia), export quality, 900 grams (31.75 ounces)<br />
<b>Note:</b> after summer drought of 2010 the price of buckwheat soared 2–3 times in Russian Federation.</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">72.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.38</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Sunflower oil, “Zateya” (Russia), refined, deodorated, 1 liter (33.81 fluid ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">59.30</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.93</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Water, “Svyatoy istochnik”, sparkling, 1.5 liter (50.72 fluid ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">17.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.57</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Mineral water, “Narzan” (Kislovodsk), naturally sparkling, 1 liter (33.81 fluid ounces), plastic bottle</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">34.10</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span style="color: black;">1.11<o:p></o:p></span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Orange juice, “Ya” (Russia), made from concentrated juice, 1 liter (33.81 fluid ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">43.70</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span style="color: black;">1.43<o:p></o:p></span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Tea, black, “Lipton” (produced in Russia), yellow label, first grade, 100 grams (3.53 ounces), 50 packs</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">76.70</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.50</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Coffee, instant,“Jacobs”, Monarch, sublimated, 95 grams (3.35 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">140.60</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">4.59</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Beer “Baltika”, sort “Export” (# 7), light, can, 0.5 liter (16.91 fluid ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">29.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.98</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Beer “Carlsberg” (produced in Russia), light, can, 0.5 liter (16.91 fluid ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">32.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span style="color: black;">1.06<o:p></o:p></span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Beer “Bud”(produced in Russia), light, 0.5 liter (16.91 fluid ounces), bottle</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">37.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.24</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Beer Tuborg” (produced in Russia), “Green”, 0.5 liter (16.91 fluid ounces), bottle</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">28.50</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.93</td> </tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="530">Wine, red dry, “Château Beauvoisin Costières de Nîmes” (France, Languedoc), year 2007, Syrah and Mourvèdre grape sorts, bottle, 12.5% alcohol by volume, 0.75 liter (25.36 fluid ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">264.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">8.61</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Wine, red dry, “Legenda Kryma” (Ukraine, Crimea), bottle, 10-13% alcohol by volume, 0.75 liter (25.36 fluid ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">135.00<o:p></o:p></span></td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">4.40<o:p></o:p></span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Vodka “Putinka”, 0.5 liter (16.91 fluid ounces), 40% alcohol</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">125.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">4.08</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Whiskey “Joh<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"><span class="SpellE">n</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"><span class="SpellE">nie Walker</span></span>”, Black label, 0.75 liter <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">(25.36 fluid ounces</span>), 43% alcohol</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1689.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">55.11</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Cigarettes, <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span>Marlboro<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span>, red, Philip-Morris, made in Russia, pack of 20</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">43.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.42</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Chocolate, milk, <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span>Alpen Gold<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span> <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">(made in Russia)</span>, 100 grams (3.53 ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">28.10</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.92</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Pralines, Raffaello (Ferrero) with almonds and cocoa, 150 grams (5.29 ounces)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">139.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">4.55</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Coca-Cola (produced in Russia), 2 liter (67.63 fluid ounces)<o:p></o:p></span></td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span style="color: black;">44.10<o:p></o:p></span></td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.44</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Pepsi-Cola (produced in Russia), 2 liter (67.63 fluid ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">36.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.20</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Soap bar, “Dove”, fresh touch, 135 grams (4.76 ounces)</span></td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">30.90</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span style="color: black;">1.01<o:p></o:p></span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Soap, baby, bar, <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span>Moy malysh<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span> (Russia), 100 grams (3.53 ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">9.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.31</td> </tr>
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<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Shampoo NIVEA for men, 250 milliliters (8.45 fluid ounces)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">76.20</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span style="color: black;">2.49</span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="3" valign="middle" width="581"><b>Fruits and vegetables, all per 1 kilogram (2.20 pounds, 35.27 ounces)</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Apples, Idared, Russia, special price (reduced from 49.90 rubles (1.63 dollars))</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">44.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.46</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Apples, Fuji (China)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">79.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.61</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Apples, Granny Smith</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">60.00</span></td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><span style="color: black;">1.96<o:p></o:p></span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Apples, Jonagold</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97">79.90</td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97">2.61</td> </tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="530">Apples, Red Chief / Red Delicious, <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span>from Italian Alps<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span></td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">69.90</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.28</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Apples, local, small size, special price (reduced from 44.90 rubles (1.46 dollars))</td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97">20.00</td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97">0.65</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Bananas, “Prima Donna” (Ecuador)</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97">42.90</td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97">1.40</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Beetroots (Russia)</td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">18.90</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97">0.62</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Cabbage, select</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">34.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Carrots</td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97">27.50</td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97">0.90</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Cucumbers, small length</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">69.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.28</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Cucumbers, medium length</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">69.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.28</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Garlic (China)</td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97">92.90</td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97">3.03</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Grapefruits </td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">44.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.46</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Grapes, red, <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Napoleo</span>n<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span> (Spain)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">119.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.91</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Lemons</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">49.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.63</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Kiwis (Iran)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">80.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.64</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Clementines, <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span>Maroc<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span> (Morocco), select (first grade)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">79.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.61</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Onions</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">29.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.98</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Onions, red</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">45.10</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.47</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Oranges, select</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97">53.90</td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97">1.76</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="530">Oranges, <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span>Frigocitrus<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span> (Argentina)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">39.90</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.30</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Pears, Abbot</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97">124.90</td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97">4.08</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Pears, Conference, special price (reduced from 74 rubles (2.41 dollars)) </td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">59.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.43</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Pears, Chinese (Asian), China </td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">49.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.63</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Pears, Rocha</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">74.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.43</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Persimmons (Spain)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">99.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.26</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Pomegrenates (Egypt)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">80.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.61</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Pomelos, category 1</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">46.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.50</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Potatoes, young, imported</td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97">29.90</td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97">0.98</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Pumpkin, cut</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97">20.00</td> <td style="text-align: center" valign="middle" width="97"><span style="color: black;">0.65<o:p></o:p></span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Radishes, green (<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span>Margelan<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span>)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">28.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.91</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Radishes, black</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">29.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.98</td> </tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="530">Tomatoes, <span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span>Lady's Fingers<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span> sort</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">140.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">4.57</td> </tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="530">Tomatoes, special price (reduced from 87.90 rubles (2.87 dollars)) </td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">79.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.61</td> </tr>
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<div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="j">The information on this page is accurate as of March 11, 2011. Exchange rate (buy) of 1 dollar (USD) to 28.66 rubles (RUB) was close to the best one could find that day in Saint Petersburg (Sankt-Peterburg), Russian Federation. This rate is used for currency conversions below.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Public transportation</b></span></div><br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="p" valign="middle"><tbody>
<tr><td class="c" rowspan="2" valign="middle" width="548"><b>Means of transportation</b></td><td class="c" colspan="2" valign="middle" width="195"><b>Price (cost)</b></td></tr>
<tr><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars</b></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="530">City (urban) autobus</td><td class="c" rowspan="3" valign="middle" width="97">21.00</td><td class="c" rowspan="3" valign="middle" width="97">0.73</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="530">Trolleybus</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="530">Tramway (street railway)</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="middle" width="530">Underground railway (subway, metro)</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">25.00</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.87</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Taxi</b></span><br />
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<div class="j">A large taxi company “Taxi SSSR” offers Ford Focus class cabs for 33 rubles (1.15 dollars) per kilometer, which is 1.85 dollars per mile. Minimum order is 300 rubles (10.47 dollars).</div><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Gasoline (petrol)</b></span><br />
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<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="p" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 548px;" valign="middle"><tbody>
<tr> <td class="c" rowspan="2" valign="middle" width="530"><b>Item description</b></td> <td class="c" colspan="2" valign="middle" width="195"><b>Price (cost) per liter</b></td> <td class="c" rowspan="2" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars per US gallon</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="4"><b>LUKOIL station, as was shown on their displays</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">EKTO-98 (sport)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">29.50</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.03</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.90</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">EKTO-95 (plus)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">26.95</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.94</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.56</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Euro-95</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">26.60</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.93</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.51</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">EKTO-92</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">24.25</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.85</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.20</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Euro-92</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">23.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.83</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.16</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">EKTO Diesel</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">25.95</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.91</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.43</td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan="4"><b>AERO, positioning themselves as the only premium branded petroleum (gasoline and diesel) network in Russia; station on Industrialny prospect</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">NRG-95, imported from Norway, German EN ISO gasoline standard compliant</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">50.30</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.76</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">6.64</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">“Аи-98”</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">33.40</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.17</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">4.41</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">95 Premium</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">27.50</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.96</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.63</td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan="4"><b>Shell station</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">Shell-98</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">31.95</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.11</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">4.22</td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="4"><b>Neste station (Finnish owned)</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">98</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">34.90</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.22</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">4.61</td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="4"><b>TNK-BP station (partially owned by British Petroleum)</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">98 (super)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">27.89</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.97</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">3.68</td> </tr>
</tbody></table><b>Notes:</b><br />
1. Octane rating type for gasoline is the Research Octane Number.<br />
2. Sale of leaded gasoline is prohibited in Russia by law (since year 2003).<br />
3. Ferrocene additive is allowed, though is rarely used at branded gas stations.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Car insurance</b></span><br />
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<div class="j">Car liability insurance is required by law in Russia. In Saint Petersburg its yearly cost range is 2138.40 – 9,694.09 rubles (74.61 – 338.24 dollars), in Moscow 2,376.00 – 10,771.20 rubles (28.9 – 375.83 dollars).</div><div class="j">Other types of insurance are freely available, although not obligatory. To insure a new Ford Focus 1.6 liter automobile with 115 HP for whole dealer list price of 20,000.00 USD, against damage and theft (casco), without franchise, for a 35 year old driver with 17 years of experience costs 34,400.00 – 40,700.00 rubles (1,200.00, – 1,420.00 dollars) per year according to quotes from five large insurers.</div><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Vehicle tax</b></span><br />
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<div class="j">For every vehicle you own you will have to pay transport tax in Russian Federation. For the year 2011 its amount is as follows for passenger cars (per year):</div><br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="p" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 548px;" valign="middle"><tbody>
<tr><td class="c" rowspan="2" valign="middle" width="530"><b>Power of vehicle </b></td> <td class="c" colspan="2" valign="middle"><b>Tax on each horse power</b></td></tr>
<tr><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">100 HP (73.55 kWt) or less</td><td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">24.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">0.84</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">over 100 HP (73.55 kWt) to 150 HP (110.33 kWt) inclusive</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">35.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.22</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">over 150 HP (110.33 kWt) to 200 HP (147.10 kWt) inclusive</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">50.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">1.74</td> </tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">over 200 HP (147.10 kWt) to 250 HP (183.90 kWt) inclusive</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">75.0</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2.62</td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">over 250 HP (183.90 kWt)</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">150.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">5.23</td></tr>
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<div class="j">Thus in year 2011 for 1.6 liter Ford Focus with 115 HP one will pay an equivalent of around 140 dollars, for Mercedes-Benz E350 (268 HP) – 1,400 dollars, for exotic Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 (562 HP) – 2,940 (dollars).</div><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>New car prices</b></span><br />
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="p" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 548px;" valign="middle"><tbody>
<tr><td class="c" rowspan="2" valign="middle" width="530"><b>Item description</b></td> <td class="c" colspan="2" valign="middle"><b>Dealer price incl. taxes</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Rubles</b></td><td style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="97"><b>Dollars</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td valign="middle" width="530">BMW 523i (204 horse powers, 0-100 km/h acceleration of 8.5 seconds, maximum speed of 234 km/h), standard equipment</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">2,050,000.00</td> <td class="c" valign="middle" width="97">71,530.00</td></tr>
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