Saint Petersburg vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2348	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$502	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$876	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1116	$2644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	82	52
😀 Quality of life	71	89
🏙️ Population	5.65M	686K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 5% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5813th and 5380th ($971 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 315th 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 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 3397th and 291st 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	$7.62	$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1172	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$665	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.03	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.54%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.09	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.1	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.52	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10534	$19584

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$976
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$973
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$979
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$976
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1018
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$968
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$977
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1037
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$962
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1025
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1024
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$959
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1023
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1029
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1016
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1043
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1030
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1035
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1071
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1064
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1083
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1086
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1055
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1141
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1002
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1038
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$908
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1068