Saint Petersburg vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$497	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$1581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	38
😀 Quality of life	67	76
🏙️ Population	5.6M	767K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 22% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5668th and 4331st ($974 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Russia and Croatia, respectively. Check Russia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 3598th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Zagreb

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	Saint Petersburg	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$10861

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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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$912
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1116
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1082
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1157
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$556
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$659
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1468
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$558
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1152
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1261
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1594
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$803
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$750
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1421
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$701
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$848
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1263
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1223
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1582
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1247
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1263
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$941
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1122
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$603
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$786
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1307
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$958
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$919
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$747