Bangalore vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangalore	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1227	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$216	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$375	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.1	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	85
😀 Quality of life	63	71
🏙️ Population	12.3M	5.65M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 55% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8636th and 4898th ($507 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bangalore compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5497th and 3542nd 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	$2.64	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.7	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.9	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.4	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.61	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1811	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1018	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.37	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.36	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.81	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.8	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4228	$13865

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$303
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$339
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$320
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$332
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$283
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$232
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$302
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$274
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$331
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$330
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$306
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$348
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$339
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$313
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$318
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$264
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$322
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$294
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$259
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$312
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$315
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$250
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$409
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$290
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$379
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$325
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$359
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$508
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$265
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$335
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$317
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$342
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$329
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$372
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$317
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$333
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$268
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597