Saint Petersburg vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2178
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$442
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$2834
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
82
98
😀 Quality of life
67
94
🏙️ Population
5.38M
1.97M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 55% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6204th and 1964th ($874 vs $1965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Russia and Austria, respectively. Check Russia vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 3645th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Vienna

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Saint Petersburg Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.59
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.86
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.16%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3238
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2069
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.16
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6847
$15069

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898