Saint Petersburg vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2793
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$577
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$1013
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1316
$2218
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
85
94
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
5.65M
1.86M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 42% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4898th and 2081st ($1139 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Russia and Poland, respectively. Check Russia vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 3542nd and 335th 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
$9.18
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.37
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1362
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.01
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4926
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3068
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.78
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.43
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.25
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$502
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13865
$15882

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445