Saint Petersburg vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2103
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$389
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$733
$2931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
82
98
😀 Quality of life
66
94
🏙️ Population
5.38M
1.97M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 56% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6353rd and 2189th ($811 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Russia and Austria, respectively. Check Russia vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 4239th and 45th 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
$6.31
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.55
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3262
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1917
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.39
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.06
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.3
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6504
$14916

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898