Saint Petersburg vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$3920
🏠 One person rent	$577	$747
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$1276
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$1063
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	85	60
😀 Quality of life	71	73
🏙️ Population	5.65M	335K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 28% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 4898th and 3714th ($1139 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Russia and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Russia vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 3542nd and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Saint Petersburg	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.18	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$16872

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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 San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1471
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1362
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1361
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$872
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1228
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1325
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$1024
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1929
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$844
246 km or 153 mi	David	$909
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$796
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$706
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$817
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$788
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$665
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1112
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$503
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$759
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$716
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1147
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$791
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1144
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1185
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$982
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1396
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1590
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1373
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1361
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1132
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1123
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$678
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$756
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1291
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1261
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1231
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$619
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$832