Amsterdam vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$733
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
82
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
921K
5.38M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 214% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 612th and 6353rd ($2545 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 37th and 4239th 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
$18.4
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$6504

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438