Istanbul vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$649	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	81
😀 Quality of life	76	67
🏙️ Population	15.7M	5.6M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 28% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4347th and 5668th ($1248 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkey and Russia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 850th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Saint Petersburg

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	Istanbul	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$7571

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441