Saint Petersburg vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2604	$2630
🏠 One person rent	$557	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$976	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1231	$2320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	91
😀 Quality of life	70	90
🏙️ Population	5.65M	1.23M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 4% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 5142nd and 5440th ($1075 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 36th in Russia and South Korea, respectively. Check Russia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 2.3 months in Suwon. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Suwon ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 3923rd and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Suwon

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	Saint Petersburg	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.72	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$708	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1258	$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.69	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.48%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4413	$11113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2754	$6701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.5	$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$7.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.25	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$3.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.92	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12085	$12755

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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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1044
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1292
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1102
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1425
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1179
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1167
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1363
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1162
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1117
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1057
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1134
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1046
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1120
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1092
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1121
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$984
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1053
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$937
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1049
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$986
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1073
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$903
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1563
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$892
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$867
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$986
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1019
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1015