Rome vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1750
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$929
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1885
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
82
😀 Quality of life
86
67
🏙️ Population
2.75M
5.38M

The cost of living in Rome is 100% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2722nd and 6204th ($1750 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 294th and 3645th 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
$15.4
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.67
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.61%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7363
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$5.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.91
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$513
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$6847

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525