Rome vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1697
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4149
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$891
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1795
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
82
😀 Quality of life
87
66
🏙️ Population
2.87M
5.38M

The cost of living in Rome is 109% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2685th and 6353rd ($1697 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Italy and Russia, respectively. Check Italy vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 230th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Saint Petersburg

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Rome Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2193
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7657
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3688
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.74
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.68
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.8
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$6504

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438