Perth vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Perth	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5119	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$2099	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3624	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	82
😀 Quality of life	96	66
🏙️ Population	2.14M	5.38M

The cost of living in Perth is 183% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1068th and 6353rd ($2292 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Australia and Russia, respectively. Check Australia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Perth compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 10th and 4239th 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	$14.2	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1088	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7584	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6088	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.1	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.8	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1668	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12548	$6504

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438