Auckland vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	82
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	1.47M	5.38M

The cost of living in Auckland is 181% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1099th and 6353rd ($2279 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in New Zealand and Russia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 119th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Saint Petersburg

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	Auckland	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$6504

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

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