Saint Petersburg vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$2589
🏠 One person rent	$577	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$1989
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	85	71
😀 Quality of life	71	74
🏙️ Population	5.65M	518K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 7% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 4898th and 5133rd ($1139 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 130th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.9 months in Utsunomiya. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Utsunomiya ranked 188th in Japan, while ranked 3542nd and 1860th 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	$9.18	$5.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$4310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$2900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$9.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$17480

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1011
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1019
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$953
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1013
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$903
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1021
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$972
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$992
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1006
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1028
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1009
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1034
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1002
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1015
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1014
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1009
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1028
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1009
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1104
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1045
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1028
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1033
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1079
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1049
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1234
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1040
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1171
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1017
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1032
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1110
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1007
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1032