Saint Petersburg vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2604
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$557
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$976
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1231
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
85
99
😀 Quality of life
70
77
🏙️ Population
5.65M
1.33M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 0.2% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5142nd and 5151st ($1075 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 152nd in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 3923rd and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Saitama

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Saint Petersburg Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.72
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$708
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.69
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4413
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2754
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.92
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12085
$15321

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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

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102