Saint Petersburg vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2348	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$502	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$876	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1116	$1641
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	74
😀 Quality of life	71	90
🏙️ Population	5.65M	1.96M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 18% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5813th and 4750th ($971 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 38th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Sapporo ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 3397th and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Sapporo

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	Saint Petersburg	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1172	$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$665	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.03	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.54%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$1644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$49.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$6.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.09	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.52	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10534	$10519

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1051
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1051
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1049
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1041
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1043
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1041
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1042
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$994
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$991
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$973
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1032
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1031
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1035
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1065
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1007
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$936
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$937
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$1014
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1021
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$945
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$1010
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1015
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$972
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$1002
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$991
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$995
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1064
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$994
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$1004
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1025
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1003
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1015
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1006
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1068