Madrid vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2015
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4668
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$1177
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2580
$1116
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
82
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
3.42M
5.65M

The cost of living in Madrid is 107% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1962nd and 5813th ($2015 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Spain and Russia, respectively. Check Spain vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 142nd and 3397th 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
$16.4
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.3
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$959
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2482
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8353
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4881
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.1
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.94
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$678
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12418
$10534

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1656
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1703
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1627
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1573
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1194
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1325
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1385
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1217
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1346
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1367
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1189
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$893
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1225
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1337
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1464
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1312
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1407
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1118
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1225
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1414
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1369
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1490
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1457
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1272
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1685
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1303
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1133
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1345
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1233
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1320
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$913
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1382
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1344
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1703

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