Madrid vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$986
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$733
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
82
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
3.28M
5.38M

The cost of living in Madrid is 113% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2577th and 6353rd ($1726 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Spain and Russia, respectively. Check Spain vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 121st and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Saint Petersburg

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Madrid Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$6504

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438