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City Guide - St Petersburg - Cost of Living | ||
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Cost of Living Note: Inflation in Russia has been so high in recent years, that all prices have been given in US Dollars in this guide, to make them more realistic. However, all payments have to be made in Roubles and it is illegal to use US Dollars in Russia. One-litre bottle of mineral water: US$0.30/Rb9 33cl bottle of beer: US$0.30/Rb9 Financial Times newspaper: Not available 36-exposure colour film: US$3/Rb87 City-centre bus ticket: US$0.25/Rb7 Adult football ticket: US$1/Rb29 Three-course meal with wine/beer: US$5-30/Rb144-865 Rb1 = £0.024; $US0.035; C$0.054; A$0.069 US$1 = £0.699; C$1.579; A$2.057 Currency conversion rates as of April 2001 |