Berlin vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$1231
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
95
70
🏙️ Population
3.78M
5.65M

The cost of living in Berlin is 114% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1275th and 5142nd ($2302 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 35th and 3923rd 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
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$12085

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

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