Amsterdam vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	96	71
🏙️ Population	921K	5.65M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 221% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 143rd and 5813th ($3118 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Netherlands and Russia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 31st and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Saint Petersburg

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	Amsterdam	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$10534

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566