Los Angeles vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	99	81
😀 Quality of life	93	67
🏙️ Population	3.9M	5.6M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 228% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 80th and 5668th ($3196 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 58th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Saint Petersburg

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	Los Angeles	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$7571

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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