Saint Petersburg vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2178	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$442	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$846	$819
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	8
😀 Quality of life	67	58
🏙️ Population	5.38M	24.7K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 44% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6204th and 3466th ($874 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Russia and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Russia vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 3645th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Victoria

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	Saint Petersburg	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.59	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$558	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.7	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.86	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.16%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3238	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2069	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.6	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.24	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.16	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.3	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6847	$8081

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482