Saint Petersburg vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$577	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$1987
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	59
😀 Quality of life	71	84
🏙️ Population	5.65M	581K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 21% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4898th and 4201st ($1139 vs $1434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Russia and Lithuania, respectively. Check Russia vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.4 months in Vilnius. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 3542nd and 502nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Vilnius

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	Saint Petersburg	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.18	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$12428

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$859
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$881
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1258
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$928
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$982
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$445
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$938
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1114
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$924
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$608
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$964
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$895
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1170
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$676
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1229
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$893
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$835
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1000
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1254
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1060
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1374
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$527
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$669
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$477
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$355
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$938
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1454
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1040
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1023
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1253
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$932
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1010
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1540