Saint Petersburg vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2178
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$442
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$1966
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
82
93
😀 Quality of life
67
83
🏙️ Population
5.38M
1.86M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 51% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6204th and 2592nd ($874 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Russia and Poland, respectively. Check Russia vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 3645th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Warsaw

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Saint Petersburg Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.59
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.86
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.16%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3238
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2069
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.16
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6847
$13474

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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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390