Manchester vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5312
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$2219
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$1116
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
82
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
548K
5.65M

The cost of living in Manchester is 133% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1330th and 5813th ($2265 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 107th and 3397th 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
$17.3
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1050
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1770
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5680
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3963
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.7
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.1
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1945
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20873
$10534

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804

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