Saint Petersburg vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2604
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$557
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$976
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1231
$939
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
85
48
😀 Quality of life
70
63
🏙️ Population
5.65M
1.47M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 2% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5142nd and 5278th ($1075 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Ranked 2nd vs 6th best cities to live in Russia, and 3923rd vs 5513th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Yekaterinburg

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Saint Petersburg Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.72
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$708
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.69
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4413
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2754
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.92
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12085
$7937

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688