Perth vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	98	67
🏙️ Population	2.14M	5.6M

The cost of living in Perth is 113% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1654th and 5668th ($2075 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Australia and Russia, respectively. Check Australia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Saint Petersburg

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	Perth	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$7571

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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