Saint Petersburg vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$497	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$300
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	81	30
😀 Quality of life	67	43
🏙️ Population	5.6M	6.87M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 38% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5668th and 6863rd ($974 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Russia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Russia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 3598th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Yangon

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	Saint Petersburg	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$15505

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625