New York City vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$1316
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	95	71
🏙️ Population	8.8M	5.65M

The cost of living in New York City is 269% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4th and 4898th ($4202 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.2 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 15th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Saint Petersburg

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	New York City	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$13865

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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