Saint Petersburg vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$577	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$2185
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	85	53
😀 Quality of life	71	90
🏙️ Population	5.65M	686K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 27% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4898th and 6285th ($1139 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 758th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 3542nd and 186th 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	$9.18	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$14291

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$883
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$888
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$915
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1003
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$984
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$929
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$936
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$941
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1012
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$932
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1003
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1004
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1006
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1005
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1010
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1003
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1018
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1020
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1024
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$995
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1018
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1021
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1022
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1018
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1018
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1029
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1073
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$972
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1023
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1016