Saint Petersburg vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2348	$1752
🏠 One person rent	$502	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$876	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1116	$659
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	82	22
😀 Quality of life	71	46
🏙️ Population	5.65M	1.99M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 47% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 5813th and 7336th ($971 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 74th 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 months in Urfa. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Urfa ranked 60th in Turkey, while ranked 3397th and 6966th 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	$7.62	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1172	$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$665	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.03	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.54%	41.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$1896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$1.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.09	$1.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.1	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.52	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10534	$8570

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566

Cities near Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$625
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$693
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$610
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$612
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$602
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$587
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$483
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$627
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$571
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$582
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$600
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$622
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$559
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$535
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$472
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$530
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$544
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$587
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$464
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$619
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$624
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$337
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$543
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$486
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$550
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$552
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$591
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$659
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$623
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$647
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$596
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$402
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$438
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$623
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$591
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$791