Saint Petersburg vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$3144
🏠 One person rent	$577	$793
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$1091
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$1812
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	85	98
😀 Quality of life	71	73
🏙️ Population	5.65M	919K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 22% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4898th and 4141st ($1139 vs $1455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Russia and South Korea, respectively. Check Russia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.2 months in Seongnam. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Seongnam ranked 19th in South Korea, while ranked 3542nd and 2195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Seongnam

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	Saint Petersburg	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.18	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$13631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$5921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$68.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$14346

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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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1313
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1152
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1089
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1022
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1053
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$943
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1296
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$985
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1001
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1090
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1108
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1019
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1052
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$894
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1040
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1032
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1033
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1016
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$982
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1010
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$977
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1128
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$952
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1557
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$852
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$865
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$917
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$993
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$971
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1009