Saint Petersburg vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2178
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$442
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
82
46
😀 Quality of life
67
60
🏙️ Population
5.38M
1.47M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 25% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6204th and 6924th ($874 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Ranked 2nd vs 7th best cities to live in Russia, and 3645th vs 5229th 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
$7.59
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.86
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.16%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3238
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2069
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.16
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6847
$4718

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628