Saint Petersburg vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2178
$3192
🏠 One person rent
$442
$726
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$1594
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
82
61
😀 Quality of life
67
80
🏙️ Population
5.38M
581K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 35% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6204th and 4248th ($874 vs $1341) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Russia and Lithuania, respectively. Check Russia vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 3645th and 531st among best cities to live in the world.

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Saint Petersburg Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.59
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$4.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.86
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.16%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3238
$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2069
$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.16
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6847
$8624

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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 Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$856
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$871
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1191
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$950
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$886
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$902
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$390
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$899
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1061
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$717
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$516
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$999
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$946
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1057
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$563
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1002
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$856
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$817
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1111
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$916
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1377
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1016
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$437
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1042
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$578
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$527
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$437
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$298
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$893
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1029
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$467
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$931
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1136
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$923
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$977
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1406