Phuket vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2500
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$544
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.8
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$944
$1116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
7
82
😀 Quality of life
57
71
🏙️ Population
77.6K
5.65M

The cost of living in Phuket is 4% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5469th and 5813th ($1014 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Thailand and Russia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6129th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Saint Petersburg

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Phuket Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1073
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2916
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14328
$10534

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$773
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$854
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$807
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$593
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$756
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$592
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$592
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$741
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$509
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$653
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$754
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$701
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$449
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$552
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$386
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$657
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$466
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$460
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$553
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$654
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$724
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$787
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$812
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$704
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$681
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$763
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$708
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$779
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866

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