Bucharest vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$496	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	82
😀 Quality of life	78	67
🏙️ Population	1.72M	5.38M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 19% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5404th and 6204th ($1036 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Romania and Russia, respectively. Check Romania vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 642nd and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Saint Petersburg

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	Bucharest	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$6847

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

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