Saint Petersburg vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2604	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$557	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$976	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1231	$2075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	85	71
😀 Quality of life	70	74
🏙️ Population	5.65M	518K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 4% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5142nd and 5404th ($1075 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 311th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Utsunomiya ranked 210th in Japan, while ranked 3923rd and 2386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Utsunomiya

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	Saint Petersburg	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.72	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$708	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1258	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.9	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.69	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.48%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4413	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2754	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.5	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.25	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.92	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12085	$16539

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047