Raleigh vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2317
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5372
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$1430
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$2327
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$612
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$1231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
82
85
😀 Quality of life
89
70
🏙️ Population
468K
5.65M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 115% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1246th and 5142nd ($2317 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 245th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Saint Petersburg

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Raleigh Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.67
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$6.02
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1562
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1919
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.71
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$137
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1374
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24650
$12085

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2470
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1831
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2194
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2278
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2313
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2242
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2109
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2111
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1943
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2003
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1780
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1773
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2123
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2159
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2081
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1750
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2036
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2056
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2088
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2057
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1917
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2030
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2202
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1987
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2079
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2001
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1847
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2080
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2027
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1814
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1963
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1969
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2211
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2378
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2126
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2174
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1736

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