Saint Petersburg vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2438
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$497
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$991
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$947
$2474
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
67
99
🏙️ Population
5.6M
14.3M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 39% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5668th and 3019th ($974 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 3598th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Tokyo

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Saint Petersburg Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.04
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.2
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$622
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.26
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.73%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3479
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2360
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.9
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.81
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.66
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.89
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.3
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7571
$15235

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$953
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$952
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1095
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1295
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1329
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1286
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1355
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1162
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$899
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1308
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1327
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$467
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1045
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1398
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1486
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1051
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1533
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1671
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1471
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1509
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$550
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1816
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1219
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1479
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1323
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1879
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1443
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1414
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$933
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1309
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1220
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1394
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1445
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1382
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1544
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1064
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1441

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101