Saint Petersburg vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$577	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$961
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	85	8
😀 Quality of life	71	49
🏙️ Population	5.65M	24.7K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 30% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4898th and 3452nd ($1139 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 3542nd and 6808th 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	$9.18	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$8750

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415