Perth vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$1316
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	85
😀 Quality of life	96	71
🏙️ Population	2.14M	5.65M

The cost of living in Perth is 125% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 791st and 4898th ($2562 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 11th and 3542nd 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	$16.4	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$13865

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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