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4 restaurants in Saint Paul list calamari on their menus. The cheapest is Ishita Ramen at $6.95. The typical price across town is $13.00, and the dearest we found is $18.99 at Bella Ciao Pasta and Bar Ristorante, so the two ends of the list are $12.04 apart, which is 173% more for the same dish. Of the 4 kitchens listed, 1 charges more than a dollar under the typical price, 2 sit within a dollar of it and 1 charges more than a dollar over.
We track calamari in 493 other areas and compare them all on calamari across United States. The typical price there runs $15.45 at the median, so Saint Paul is cheaper than most of them, with a lower typical price than 429 of the 493. The lowest best price anywhere we cover is $4.50 at French Quarter Grille in Austin, TX, and the highest best price is $19.75 in Harwood Heights, IL. The nearest area with it is Minneapolis, about 6 mi away, where the best price is $6.95.
Where is the cheapest calamari in Saint Paul? Ishita Ramen, at $6.95 on 712 University Avenue West suite 103, Saint Paul, MN, USA. The same dish reaches $18.99 elsewhere in town, so where you order it changes the bill by $12.04.
What should calamari cost here? About $13.00 is the typical price across the 4 kitchens in Saint Paul that list it. Of the ones listed above, 1 is more than a dollar below that and 1 is more than a dollar above, so the typical price is a middle rather than a floor.
Is it cheaper nearby? The nearest area we track it in is Minneapolis, about 6 mi away, where the best price is $6.95. That is the same as the best price here.
Why do the prices differ so much? We compare what each menu calls the same dish, and menus are not identical: portion, cut, sides and the kind of room you are sitting in all ride on the price, and none of that shows up in a number. Part portions and half sizes are kept out of this comparison, and a chain charging the same at several addresses is counted once, so the spread above is between genuinely different kitchens rather than the same one repeated.
| Area | Best price | Typical | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Paul, MN this page |
$6.95 | $13.00 | 4 |
| Minneapolis, MN
Ichiddo Ramen · about 6 mi away |
$6.95 | $13.00 | 7 |
| West Des Moines, IA
Samurai Sushi and Hibachi · about 233 mi away |
$10.00 | $11.99 | 3 |
| Des Moines, IA
W-Tao Sushi · about 234 mi away |
$7.50 | $17.99 | 3 |
| Appleton, WI
Mark's East Side · about 238 mi away |
$13.00 | $15.00 | 3 |
| Milwaukee, WI
Tarantino's · about 290 mi away |
$6.00 | $11.95 | 6 |
| Arlington Heights, IL
Magy's Pizza · about 326 mi away |
$7.99 | $18.50 | 3 |
| Addison, IL
San Remo Cafe Pizza · about 331 mi away |
$11.99 | $13.00 | 3 |
| Elmhurst, IL
DiLeo's Pizzeria · about 335 mi away |
$11.00 | $16.95 | 4 |
| Franklin Park, IL
Nick & Bruno's Pizzeria · about 337 mi away |
$13.99 | $15.25 | 3 |
| Harwood Heights, IL
Cafe DiMaggio · about 338 mi away |
$19.75 | $21.00 | 3 |
| Chicago, IL
Calumet Fisheries · about 346 mi away |
$6.19 | $16.00 | 50 |
| Grand Rapids, MI
Ginza Sushi & Ramen Bar · about 398 mi away |
$10.00 | $14.99 | 5 |
Items are grouped by dish, so names vary a little between restaurants. Each price is what that menu listed on the date shown beside it, not a daily special, so a restaurant may have changed it since. The typical price is the middle of every price we hold for this dish in Saint Paul.