Manchester vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$733
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
82
😀 Quality of life
91
66
🏙️ Population
548K
5.38M

The cost of living in Manchester is 146% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1798th and 6353rd ($1998 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 110th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$6.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$6504

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

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