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Saint Petersburg vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 23.6% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.6% less in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 5.8% more in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 58.1% more in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 35.6% more in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 18.6% more in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% more in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 26.4% more in Saint Petersburg

The cost of transportation, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Saint Petersburg are more expensive than in Russia.

Saint Petersburg vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Petersburg instead of Russia, you would:

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pay 1.6% less for restaurants

	Russia	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB769.15	$9.53 RUB759.29	-1.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB440.68	$5.96 RUB474.55	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB84.10	$0.99 RUB79.09	-6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB40.84	$0.48 RUB38.07	-6.8%
Average			-1.6%

Russia vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8% more for groceries

	Russia	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB50.22	$0.84 RUB67.06	+33.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB400.18	$5.68 RUB452.87	+13.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB336.33	$4.33 RUB344.91	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB127.38	$1.66 RUB131.89	+3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB175.31	$2.29 RUB182.23	+3.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB62.89	$0.79 RUB62.96	+0.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB63.89	$0.77 RUB61.39	-3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.10	$0.81 RUB64.61	-12.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB99.95	$1.49 RUB119.08	+19.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB30.22	$0.42 RUB33.52	+10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB24.15	$0.28 RUB22.62	-6.3%
Average			+5.8%

Russia vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.1% more for transportation

	Russia	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB214.62	$2.76 RUB219.93	+2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,730.54	$50.21 RUB4,000.49	+131.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2,514,701.22	$35,737.37 RUB2,847,323.71	+13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB393.98	$9.17 RUB730.81	+85.5%
Average			+58.1%

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pay 35.6% more for housing

	Russia	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB603.06	$7.63 RUB607.70	+0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB34,575.27	$783.62 RUB62,433.50	+80.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB23,969.22	$441.53 RUB35,178.23	+46.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,594.31	$94.44 RUB7,524.16	+14.1%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 18.6% more for childcare

	Russia	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB23,957.75	$373.01 RUB29,718.94	+24.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB619,883.80	$8,803.31 RUB701,390.74	+13.1%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB135.39	$2.98 RUB237.28	+75.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB172.72	$2.43 RUB193.67	+12.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB213.75	$2.78 RUB221.14	+3.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,855.72	$39.87 RUB3,176.30	+11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB408.35	$5.65 RUB450.35	+10.3%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 26.4% more for clothing

	Russia	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB4,984.07	$93.20 RUB7,425.95	+49.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,483.58	$48.79 RUB3,887.03	+11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB8,201.01	$115.24 RUB9,181.83	+12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,755.06	$129.44 RUB10,312.95	+33.0%
Average			+26.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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