Saint Petersburg vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2604	$974
🏠 One person rent	$557	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$976	$292
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$159
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1231	$310
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	85	40
😀 Quality of life	70	60
🏙️ Population	5.65M	5.94M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 55% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5142nd and 7286th ($1075 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Russia and India, respectively. Check Russia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 3923rd and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Surat

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	Saint Petersburg	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.72	$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$708	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1258	$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.9	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.69	$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.48%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4413	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2754	$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.5	$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.25	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.92	$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12085	$929

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$286
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$287
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$382
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$346
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$373
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$294
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$362
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$366
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$437
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$355
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$379
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$475
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$401
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$504
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$310
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$733
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$378
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$302
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$344
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$502
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$297
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$324
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$355
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$257
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$326
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$284
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$268
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$286
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$385
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$331
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$282
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$301
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$282
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$317
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$303
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$321
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$360
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$326
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$319