Bucharest vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison
Updated:
| Bucharest | Saint Petersburg | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Bucharest is 19% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6353rd ($961 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Romania and Russia, respectively. Check Romania vs Russia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 703rd and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.
Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power
Share this infographic!
Prices in Bucharest vs Saint Petersburg
Prices for goods and services in Bucharest and Saint Petersburg are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.
| Bucharest | Saint Petersburg | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
Cost of living in other countries
Cost of living
More cities to compare
Cost of Living in the nearest cities
Cities near Bucharest
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8.3 mi |  Voluntari | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Giurgiu | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Ploiesti | |
| 62 km or 39 mi |  Ruse | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Targoviste | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Alexandria | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Buzau | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Calarasi | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Slobozia | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Pitesti | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Slatina | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Shumen | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Brasov | |
| 151 km or 94 mi | Veliko Tarnovo | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Ramnicu Valcea | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Pleven | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Sfantu Gheorghe | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Dobrich | |
| 168 km or 105 mi | Focsani | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Braila | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Craiova | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Gabrovo | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Galati | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Sliven | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Varna | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Mamaia | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Constanta | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Yambol | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Sibiu | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Stara Zagora | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Tulcea | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Targu Jiu | |
| 236 km or 146 mi |  Cahul | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Barlad | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Medias | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Burgas | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Vratsa | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Bacau | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Vidin | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Targu Mures |
Cities near Saint Petersburg
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 135 km or 84 mi |  Narva | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Sillamae | |
| 162 km or 101 mi |  Imatra | |
| 168 km or 104 mi |  Veliky Novgorod | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Lappeenranta | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Kohtla-Jarve | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Hamina | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Kotka | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Kouvola | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Savonlinna | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Rakvere | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Mikkeli | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Porvoo | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Pskov | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Tartu | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Lahti | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Kerava | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Varkaus | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Jarvenpaa | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Vantaa | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Joensuu | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Tuusula | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Petrozavodsk | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Helsinki | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Maardu | |
| 310 km or 192 mi | Nurmijarvi | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Hyvinkaa | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Espoo | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Riihimaki | |
| 318 km or 197 mi | Tallinn | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Viljandi | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Kirkkonummi | |
| 342 km or 213 mi | Hameenlinna | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Lohja | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Jamsa | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Jyvaskyla | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Kuopio | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Valkeakoski | |
| 374 km or 233 mi | Parnu | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Raseborg |