Saint Petersburg vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2103
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$389
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$733
$1443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
38
😀 Quality of life
66
75
🏙️ Population
5.38M
767K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 35% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6353rd and 4330th ($811 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Russia and Croatia, respectively. Check Russia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 4239th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Saint Petersburg Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.55
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3262
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1917
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.39
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.06
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.3
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6504
$10009

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755