Bangalore vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$219	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	74	81
😀 Quality of life	68	67
🏙️ Population	12.3M	5.6M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 45% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8398th and 5668th ($533 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 3159th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Saint Petersburg

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	Bangalore	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$7571

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441