Barcelona vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$846
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
82
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
1.66M
5.38M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 116% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2198th and 6204th ($1887 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Spain and Russia, respectively. Check Spain vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 238th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Saint Petersburg

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Barcelona Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$6847

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525