Saint Petersburg vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2178
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$442
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$570
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
82
5
😀 Quality of life
67
50
🏙️ Population
5.38M
115K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 126% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6204th and 9013th ($874 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Russia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Russia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3645th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Saint Petersburg Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.59
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$6.45
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.86
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.16%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3238
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2069
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.16
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6847
$691

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284