Saint Petersburg vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2348	$3338
🏠 One person rent	$502	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$876	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1116	$1836
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	61
😀 Quality of life	71	83
🏙️ Population	5.65M	581K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 31% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5813th and 4221st ($971 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Russia and Lithuania, respectively. Check Russia vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 3397th and 544th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Saint Petersburg	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$5.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1172	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$665	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.03	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.54%	4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.09	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.1	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.52	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10534	$9582

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$865
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$883
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1334
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$920
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$988
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$349
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$929
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1113
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$735
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$967
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$894
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1125
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$561
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1148
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$840
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1046
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1270
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$993
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1419
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$426
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1113
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$528
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$406
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$293
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$928
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1182
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1079
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1034
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$545
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1009
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1241
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$968
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1074
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1522