Saint Petersburg vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$1447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2178	$3442
🏠 One person rent	$442	$758
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1325
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$846	$1738
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	82	56
😀 Quality of life	67	86
🏙️ Population	5.38M	458K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 40% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 6204th and 3932nd ($874 vs $1447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Russia and Estonia, respectively. Check Russia vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 3645th and 323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Tallinn

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	Saint Petersburg	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.59	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$558	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$897
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.7	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$317
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.86	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.16%	5.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3238	$4778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2069	$3290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.6	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.24	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.16	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$64.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.3	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6847	$7079

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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 Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1278
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1936
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$2023
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$973
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1525
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1782
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1363
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1570
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1532
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1102
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1453
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$966
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1571
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1120
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1416
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1546
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$979
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1591
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1453
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1544
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1447
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$846
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$893
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1469
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1527
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1499
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1496
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1331
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1467