Copenhagen vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$846
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
82
😀 Quality of life
97
67
🏙️ Population
644K
5.38M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 184% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 795th and 6204th ($2483 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Denmark and Russia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 9th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Saint Petersburg

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Copenhagen Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$2.67
 Cappuccino
$6.74
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$5.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$6847

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546

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