Saint Petersburg vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2103	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$389	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$1735
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	82	53
😀 Quality of life	66	85
🏙️ Population	5.38M	686K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 17% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6353rd and 5464th ($811 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 474th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 4239th and 290th 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	$6.31	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.55	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.79%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3262	$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.39	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6504	$8605

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$932
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$936
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$952
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$954
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$960
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$962
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$961
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$964
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1041
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$963
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1027
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1030
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1035
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1039
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1034
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$966
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1021
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1047
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1047
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1048
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1033
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1036
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1052
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1039
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1053
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1050
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1054
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1080
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1063
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1032
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1088
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$989
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1043
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$941
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1052