Saint Petersburg vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2178	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$442	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$846	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	99
😀 Quality of life	67	99
🏙️ Population	5.38M	4.84M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6204th and 312th ($874 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3645th and 4th 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	$7.59	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$558	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.7	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.86	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.16%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3238	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2069	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.6	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.24	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.16	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.3	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6847	$18951

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754