Saint Petersburg vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2604
$2453
🏠 One person rent
$557
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$976
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1231
$625
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
85
60
😀 Quality of life
70
71
🏙️ Population
5.65M
1.12M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 5% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 5142nd and 5462nd ($1075 vs $1028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Russia and Georgia, respectively. Check Russia vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.6 months in Tbilisi. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 3923rd and 3807th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Tbilisi

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Saint Petersburg Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.72
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$39.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$9.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$708
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$1136
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.69
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
11.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4413
$2570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2754
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$3.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.92
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12085
$4901

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$740
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$655
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$698
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$612
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$728
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$853
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$730
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$746
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$841
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1057
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1033
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$488
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1148
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$981
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$706
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$559
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1046
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$667
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$615
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$562
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$752
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$634
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$842
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$631
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$562
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$662
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$840
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$560
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$959
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$565
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$953
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$590
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$802
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$404
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$445
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$673
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$489
375 km or 233 mi Van
$568
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$643