Bangalore vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$223	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$1231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	85
😀 Quality of life	63	70
🏙️ Population	12.3M	5.65M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 51% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8579th and 5142nd ($523 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5518th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/bangalore/saint-petersburg.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Bangalore vs Saint Petersburg infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/bangalore/saint-petersburg" target="_blank">Bangalore vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Bangalore vs Saint Petersburg

Prices for goods and services in Bangalore and Saint Petersburg are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Bangalore	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.08	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$12085

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343

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