Munich vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2201
$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5311
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$2479
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3560
$947
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
90
81
😀 Quality of life
93
67
🏙️ Population
1.51M
5.6M

The cost of living in Munich is 126% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1352nd and 5668th ($2201 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 54th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Saint Petersburg

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Munich Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.92
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.69
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1323
$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1006
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2618
$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2005
$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$313
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12224
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8488
$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.1
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.08
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$953
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14702
$7571

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1789
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1746
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1772
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1755
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1730
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1727
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1631
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1611
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1568
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1613
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1644
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1164
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1638
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1637
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1728
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1644
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1569
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1541
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1645
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1465
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1537
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1508
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1698
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1517
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1911
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1540
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1544
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1636
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1538
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1502
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1627
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1565
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1522
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1509
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1516
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1672
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1560

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$953
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$952
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1095
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1295
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1329
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1286
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1355
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1162
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$899
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1308
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1327
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$467
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1045
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1398
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1486
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1051
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1533
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1671
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1471
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1509
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$550
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1816
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1219
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1479
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1323
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1879
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1443
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1414
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$933
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1309
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1220
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1394
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1445
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1382
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1544
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1064
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1441