Saint Petersburg vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2348	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$502	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$876	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1116	$544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	82	5
😀 Quality of life	71	42
🏙️ Population	5.65M	115K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 131% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5813th and 8940th ($971 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Russia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Russia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3397th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Thimphu

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	Saint Petersburg	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1172	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$665	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.03	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.54%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.09	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.1	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.52	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10534	$653

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289