Reykjavik vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Reykjavik | Saint Petersburg | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Reykjavik is 233% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 204th and 6204th ($2915 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Iceland and Russia, respectively. Check Iceland vs Russia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 189th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Reykjavik vs Saint Petersburg
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| Reykjavik | Saint Petersburg | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 6.8 km or 4.2 mi |  Kopavogur | |
| 9.8 km or 6.1 mi | Hafnarfjorur | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Keflavik | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Akureyri | |
| 795 km or 494 mi |  Torshavn | |
| 1204 km or 748 mi |  Inverness | |
| 1230 km or 764 mi | Elgin | |
| 1300 km or 808 mi | Derry | |
| 1309 km or 813 mi | Greenock | |
| 1321 km or 821 mi | Aberdeen | |
| 1325 km or 823 mi | Perth | |
| 1328 km or 825 mi | Stirling | |
| 1331 km or 827 mi | Paisley | |
| 1333 km or 828 mi | Alloa | |
| 1337 km or 831 mi | Glasgow | |
| 1339 km or 832 mi | Dundee | |
| 1340 km or 833 mi | Omagh | |
| 1341 km or 833 mi | Cumbernauld | |
| 1342 km or 834 mi | Irvine | |
| 1348 km or 838 mi | East Kilbride | |
| 1349 km or 838 mi | Kilmarnock | |
| 1351 km or 839 mi | Dunfermline | |
| 1353 km or 841 mi | Hamilton | |
| 1357 km or 843 mi | Ayr | |
| 1360 km or 845 mi | Kirkcaldy | |
| 1365 km or 848 mi | Livingston | |
| 1372 km or 852 mi | Edinburgh | |
| 1382 km or 859 mi | Newtownabbey | |
| 1387 km or 862 mi | Belfast | |
| 1390 km or 864 mi | Bangor | |
| 1391 km or 864 mi | Lisburn | |
| 1401 km or 871 mi |  Alesund | |
| 1413 km or 878 mi |  Galway | |
| 1425 km or 886 mi | Dundalk | |
| 1431 km or 889 mi | Dumfries | |
| 1433 km or 891 mi | Nuuk | |
| 1441 km or 895 mi | Molde | |
| 1454 km or 903 mi | Kristiansund | |
| 1455 km or 904 mi | Drogheda | |
| 1455 km or 904 mi | Bergen |
Cities near Saint Petersburg
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 135 km or 84 mi |  Narva | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Sillamae | |
| 162 km or 101 mi |  Imatra | |
| 168 km or 104 mi |  Veliky Novgorod | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Lappeenranta | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Kohtla-Jarve | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Hamina | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Kotka | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Kouvola | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Savonlinna | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Rakvere | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Mikkeli | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Porvoo | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Pskov | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Tartu | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Lahti | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Kerava | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Varkaus | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Jarvenpaa | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Vantaa | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Joensuu | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Tuusula | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Petrozavodsk | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Helsinki | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Maardu | |
| 310 km or 192 mi | Nurmijarvi | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Hyvinkaa | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Espoo | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Riihimaki | |
| 318 km or 197 mi | Tallinn | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Viljandi | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Kirkkonummi | |
| 342 km or 213 mi | Hameenlinna | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Lohja | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Jamsa | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Jyvaskyla | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Kuopio | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Valkeakoski | |
| 374 km or 233 mi | Parnu | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Raseborg |