Baltimore vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	98	82
😀 Quality of life	91	67
🏙️ Population	586K	5.38M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 154% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1330th and 6204th ($2223 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th and 2nd in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 121st and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Saint Petersburg

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	Baltimore	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$6847

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

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