Saint Petersburg vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$1981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2103	$4383
🏠 One person rent	$389	$1083
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$3327
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	95
😀 Quality of life	66	95
🏙️ Population	5.38M	979K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 59% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6353rd and 1837th ($811 vs $1981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Russia and Sweden, respectively. Check Russia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 4239th and 21st 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	$6.31	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$7.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$1337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$2263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.55	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.79%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3262	$10074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.39	$30.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$6.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6504	$7816

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2032
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1724
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1650
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1688
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1512
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1348
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1271
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1263
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1210
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1228
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1420
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1276
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1342
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1203
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1345
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1783
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$2283
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1396
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1246
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1480
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1465
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1532
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1483
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1528
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1265
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$893
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1336
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1438
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1261
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1487
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1262
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1382