Saint Petersburg vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2604	$1642
🏠 One person rent	$557	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$976	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1231	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	85	22
😀 Quality of life	70	51
🏙️ Population	5.65M	1.99M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 72% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 5142nd and 7752nd ($1075 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 79th in Russia and Turkey, respectively. Check Russia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.2 months in Urfa. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Urfa ranked 33rd in Turkey, while ranked 3923rd and 6642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Urfa

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	Saint Petersburg	Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.72	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$708	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1258	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.9	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.69	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.48%	41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4413	$1869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2754	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.5	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$7.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$2.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.25	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.92	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12085	$8142

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606

Cities near Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$654
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$597
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$591
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$593
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$571
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$580
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$492
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$598
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$550
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$568
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$595
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$545
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$524
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$485
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$539
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$547
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$581
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$476
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$597
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$622
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$344
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$552
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$499
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$560
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$533
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$600
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$588
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$390
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$446
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$599
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$566
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$583
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$761