Saint Petersburg vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2348	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$502	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$876	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1116	$2066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	82	70
😀 Quality of life	71	75
🏙️ Population	5.65M	518K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 8% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5813th and 5190th ($971 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 187th 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 214th in Japan, while ranked 3397th and 2064th 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	$7.62	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1172	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$665	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.03	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.54%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.09	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.52	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10534	$14928

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004