Saint Petersburg vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$577	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	85	99
😀 Quality of life	71	100
🏙️ Population	5.65M	5.45M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4898th and 370th ($1139 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Russia and Australia, respectively. Check Russia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3542nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Sydney

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	Saint Petersburg	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.18	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863