Detroit vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$2793
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$1013
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$1316
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
77
85
😀 Quality of life
87
71
🏙️ Population
639K
5.65M

The cost of living in Detroit is 82% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1839th and 4898th ($2070 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 319th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Saint Petersburg

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Detroit Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$13865

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1081
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1079
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1467
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1490
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1478
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1383
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1312
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1085
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1445
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1521
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$758
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1220
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1533
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1673
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1428
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1843
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1550
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1698
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$834
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1970
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1455
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1974
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1419
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1594
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1054
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1391
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1492
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1403
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1525
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1179
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1597