Los Angeles vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3378
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7707
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$2168
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$3725
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$743
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$257
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$1231
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
99
85
😀 Quality of life
93
70
🏙️ Population
3.9M
5.65M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 214% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 72nd and 5142nd ($3378 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 4th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 55th and 3923rd 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
$21.9
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.85
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$6.48
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2352
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1867
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4129
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3274
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.86%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7811
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7110
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.27
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.67
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.45
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.78
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.45
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.3
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.2
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1715
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28004
$12085

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606