New York City vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4051
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8925
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$2620
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$4454
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$807
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$399
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5777
$846
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
97
67
🏙️ Population
8.8M
5.38M

The cost of living in New York City is 363% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5th and 6204th ($4051 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 13th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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New York City Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.78
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$6.22
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2702
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2361
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5005
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3996
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.3
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$19111
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3215
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$138
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.43
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.97
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$144
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.8
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1717
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20585
$6847

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108

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