Sacramento vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sacramento	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2684	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6163	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$1718	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$2740	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4811	$733
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	54	82
😀 Quality of life	86	66
🏙️ Population	525K	5.38M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 231% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 409th and 6353rd ($2684 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 364th and 3rd 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 1.8 months in Sacramento compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Sacramento ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 238th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Saint Petersburg

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	Sacramento	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.2	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1755	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2938	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.3	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5758	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4021	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.93	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.36	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2211	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25420	$6504

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2544
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2572
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2588
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2620
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2675
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2679
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2548
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2909
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2633
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2699
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2586
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2671
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$2910
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2534
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3059
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3314
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2657
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2227
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2903
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2140
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3171
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2916
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2904
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3213
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2824
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2947
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2697
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2900
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2417
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2434
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3041
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2141
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2968
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2840
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2929
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2860

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