Bangalore vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangalore	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$239	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$571	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	74	82
😀 Quality of life	70	66
🏙️ Population	12.3M	5.38M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 28% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7797th and 6353rd ($585 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 2674th and 4239th 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	$3.88	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3402	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1685	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.06	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.6	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3732	$6504

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$399
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$359
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$367
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$321
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$328
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$269
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$415
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$319
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$383
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$327
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$337
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$356
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$350
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$358
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$417
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$369
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$339
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$326
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$325
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$337
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$391
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$358
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$434
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$341
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$357
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$424
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$337
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$350
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$343
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$379
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$302
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$350
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$309
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$358
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$391
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$326
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$361
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$348
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375

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