Saint Petersburg vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2103	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$389	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	82	5
😀 Quality of life	66	36
🏙️ Population	5.38M	79.2K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 80% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6353rd and 8761st ($811 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Russia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Russia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 4239th and 7674th 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	$6.31	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.55	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.79%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3262	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.39	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6504	$701

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288