Rome vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2082
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4816
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$1184
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$2040
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2197
$1231
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
85
😀 Quality of life
91
70
🏙️ Population
2.75M
5.65M

The cost of living in Rome is 94% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1819th and 5142nd ($2082 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 179th and 3923rd 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
$16.6
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.22
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1430
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$899
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2479
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.26%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9165
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.17
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.6
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.2
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12431
$12085

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358

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