Saint Petersburg vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$4315
🏠 One person rent	$577	$978
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$3547
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	85	46
😀 Quality of life	71	81
🏙️ Population	5.65M	398K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 37% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4898th and 2761st ($1139 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1934th in Russia and the United States, respectively. Check Russia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 2 months in Wichita. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Wichita ranked 204th in the United States, while ranked 3542nd and 610th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Wichita

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	Saint Petersburg	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.18	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$15897

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1859
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1296
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1449
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1597
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1357
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1809
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1908
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1830
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1790
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1836
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1902
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1853
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1505
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1702
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1902
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1832
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1646
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2173
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1871
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1942
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1952
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1924
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2327
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1824
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2008
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1885
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2372
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2307
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2499
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2349
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2085
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1846
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2357