Amsterdam vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$846
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	921K	5.38M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 227% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 252nd and 6204th ($2859 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 months in Saint Petersburg. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 25th and 3645th 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	$20	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$6847

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525