Saint Petersburg vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$1594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$3832
🏠 One person rent	$577	$821
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$1405
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$523
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$2188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	85	59
😀 Quality of life	71	87
🏙️ Population	5.65M	458K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 29% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 4898th and 3619th ($1139 vs $1594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Russia and Estonia, respectively. Check Russia vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.4 months in Tallinn. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 3542nd and 357th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Saint Petersburg	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.18	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$6.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$202
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$5123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$3587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$25.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$7.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$106
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$679
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$10559

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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 Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1455
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1970
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1974
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$1085
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1597
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1843
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1391
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1698
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1673
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1179
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1521
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$1054
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1535
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1220
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1478
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1529
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$1079
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1560
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1533
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1531
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1383
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$1081
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$938
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1482
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1407
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1439
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1424
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1370
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1492