Saint Petersburg vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2604
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$557
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$976
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1231
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
85
39
😀 Quality of life
70
79
🏙️ Population
5.65M
767K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 28% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5142nd and 4105th ($1075 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Russia and Croatia, respectively. Check Russia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 3923rd and 780th 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
$8.72
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$708
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.69
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4413
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2754
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.92
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12085
$12339

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961