Saint Petersburg vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$2134
🏠 One person rent	$577	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$308
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	47
😀 Quality of life	71	56
🏙️ Population	5.65M	2.96M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 35% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4898th and 6584th ($1139 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Russia and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Russia vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 3542nd and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Tashkent

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	Saint Petersburg	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.18	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$10369

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$759
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$599
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$587
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$576
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$622
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$583
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$610
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$645
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$568
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$572
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$669
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$688
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$549
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$704
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$488
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$535
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$471
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$497
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$555
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$773
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$570
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$500
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$439
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$789
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$500
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$468
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$636
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$601
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$470
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$518
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$514
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$899