Saint Petersburg vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2178	$2646
🏠 One person rent	$442	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$846	$1854
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	82	53
😀 Quality of life	67	69
🏙️ Population	5.38M	686K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 12% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6204th and 5761st ($874 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 722nd in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 3645th and 2988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Shizuoka

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	Saint Petersburg	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.59	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$3.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$558	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.7	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.86	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.16%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3238	$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2069	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.6	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.24	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.16	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6847	$21319

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$964
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$970
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$989
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$993
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1031
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$999
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1055
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$993
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1042
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1044
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1043
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1045
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1046
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$996
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1045
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1053
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1046
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1067
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1103
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1096
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1116
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1038
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1059
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1121
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1086
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1161
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1042
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1064
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$981
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1103