Philadelphia vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$1231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
92
70
🏙️ Population
1.6M
5.65M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 142% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 742nd and 5142nd ($2597 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th 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 14th best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 87th and 3923rd 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
$23.2
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$12085

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801

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