Edmonton vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	63	82
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	1.01M	5.65M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 88% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2644th and 5813th ($1823 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 4th in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 171st and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Saint Petersburg

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	Edmonton	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$10534

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

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