Saint Petersburg vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$1531
🏠 One person rent	$577	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$221
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$859
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	85	22
😀 Quality of life	71	51
🏙️ Population	5.65M	1.99M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 96% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 4898th and 8147th ($1139 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 101st in Russia and Turkey, respectively. Check Russia vs Turkey 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 Urfa. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Urfa ranked 36th in Turkey, while ranked 3542nd and 6572nd 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	$9.18	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$3.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	41.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$2.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$1.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$9341

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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 Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$587
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$609
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$576
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$549
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$596
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$518
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$547
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$608
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$619
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$572
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$565
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$527
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$551
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$497
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$537
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$544
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$579
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$490
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$640
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$339
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$559
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$557
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$515
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$565
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$594
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$598
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$616
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$601
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$384
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$441
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$597
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$756