Saint Petersburg vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$497	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	95
😀 Quality of life	67	65
🏙️ Population	5.6M	11.5M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 0.3% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5668th and 5654th ($974 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Russia and Brazil, respectively. Check Russia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 3598th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Sao Paulo

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	Saint Petersburg	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$14254

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611