London vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	99	71
🏙️ Population	8.8M	5.65M

The cost of living in London is 296% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8th and 5813th ($3851 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the United Kingdom and Russia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in London compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Saint Petersburg

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	London	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$10534

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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