Saint Petersburg vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$497	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$1615
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	62
😀 Quality of life	67	80
🏙️ Population	5.6M	581K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 23% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5668th and 4316th ($974 vs $1261) 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 1.3 months in Vilnius. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 3598th and 529th 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	$8.04	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$8531

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302