Moscow vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$2793
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$1013
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1316
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
13.3M
5.65M

The cost of living in Moscow is 47% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3277th and 4898th ($1678 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Ranked 1st vs 2nd best cities to live in Russia, and 2774th vs 3542nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Saint Petersburg

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Moscow Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$13865

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1081
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1079
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1467
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1490
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1478
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1383
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1312
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1085
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1445
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1521
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$758
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1220
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1533
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1673
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1428
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1843
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1550
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1698
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$834
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1970
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1455
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1974
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1419
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1594
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1054
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1391
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1492
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1403
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1525
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1179
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1597