Columbus vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
82
😀 Quality of life
87
66
🏙️ Population
906K
5.38M

The cost of living in Columbus is 172% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1282nd and 6353rd ($2202 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 3rd in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 202nd and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Saint Petersburg

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Columbus Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$6504

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438