Manchester vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$846
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
82
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
548K
5.38M

The cost of living in Manchester is 144% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1500th and 6204th ($2137 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 76th and 3645th 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
$17.6
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$6847

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525