Saint Petersburg vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2348	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$502	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$876	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1116	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	95
😀 Quality of life	71	96
🏙️ Population	5.65M	985K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 58% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5813th and 1273rd ($971 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Russia and Sweden, respectively. Check Russia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 3397th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Stockholm

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	Saint Petersburg	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1172	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$665	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.03	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.54%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.09	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.1	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.52	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10534	$15313

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482