Saint Petersburg vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$4119
🏠 One person rent	$577	$813
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$1422
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$448
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$2429
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	85	100
😀 Quality of life	71	96
🏙️ Population	5.65M	14.3M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 32% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4898th and 3273rd ($1139 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 3542nd and 9th 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	$9.18	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$3.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$17493

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1144
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$985
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1128
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1087
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1070
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1004
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1105
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1101
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1037
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1038
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1009
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1006