Philadelphia vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Philadelphia	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2584	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5778	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2234	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4329	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	93	71
🏙️ Population	1.6M	5.65M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 166% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 744th and 5813th ($2584 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 95th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Saint Petersburg

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	Philadelphia	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2401	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2372	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2021	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$10534

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566