Perth vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$1231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	85
😀 Quality of life	96	70
🏙️ Population	2.14M	5.65M

The cost of living in Perth is 128% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 978th and 5142nd ($2448 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Australia and Russia, respectively. Check Australia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 10th and 3923rd 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	$15.6	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$12085

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606