Manchester vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$1231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
90
85
😀 Quality of life
93
70
🏙️ Population
548K
5.65M

The cost of living in Manchester is 120% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1156th and 5142nd ($2365 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 78th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Saint Petersburg

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Manchester Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$12085

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

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