Saint Petersburg vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$577	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	86
😀 Quality of life	71	94
🏙️ Population	5.65M	2.79M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 53% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4898th and 1059th ($1139 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 3542nd and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Toronto

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	Saint Petersburg	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.18	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053