Saint Petersburg vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$577	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$879
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$2019
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	85	95
😀 Quality of life	71	80
🏙️ Population	5.65M	824K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 4% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4898th and 5016th ($1139 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 72nd in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.8 months in Sakai. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Sakai ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 3542nd and 663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Sakai

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	Saint Petersburg	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.18	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$4966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$2234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$12933

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1020
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1026
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1035
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1003
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1038
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$996
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1006
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1254
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$972
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$983
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$987
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1010
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$965
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$974
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1034
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1039
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$953
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$980
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$982
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$964
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$950
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$975
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$972
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1010
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$982
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$981
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$988