Saint Petersburg vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2103
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$389
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$733
$605
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
82
46
😀 Quality of life
66
60
🏙️ Population
5.38M
1.47M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 20% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6353rd and 6984th ($811 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Ranked 2nd vs 3rd best cities to live in Russia, and 4239th vs 5379th 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
$6.31
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.55
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3262
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1917
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.39
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.06
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.3
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6504
$4747

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632