Baltimore vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$1231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	85
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	586K	5.65M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 108% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1414th and 5142nd ($2234 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 4th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 164th and 3923rd 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	$17.3	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$12085

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606