Berlin vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$1316
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	3.78M	5.65M

The cost of living in Berlin is 108% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1150th and 4898th ($2371 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 45th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Saint Petersburg

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	Berlin	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$13865

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

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