Saint Petersburg vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$502
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$876
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1116
$848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
82
46
😀 Quality of life
71
64
🏙️ Population
5.65M
1.47M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 1% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5813th and 5881st ($971 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 3397th vs 5334th 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
$7.62
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.2
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1172
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.03
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.54%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2610
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.4
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.09
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.1
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10534
$7319

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1083
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1064
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1477
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1516
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1561
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1265
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$999
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1386
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$680
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1174
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1618
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1611
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1145
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1881
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1580
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1655
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$745
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1947
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1372
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1394
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1601
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1041
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1383
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1503
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1500
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1524
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1184
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1566

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617