Saint Petersburg vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$497	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	81	43
😀 Quality of life	67	56
🏙️ Population	5.6M	1.4M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 7% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5668th and 6004th ($974 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Russia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Russia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3598th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Saint Petersburg	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$6410

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$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

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598