Cape Town vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$681	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	56	82
😀 Quality of life	55	71
🏙️ Population	3.78M	5.65M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 27% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4637th and 5813th ($1231 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in South Africa and Russia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6312th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Saint Petersburg

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	Cape Town	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$10534

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566