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Saint Petersburg vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 13.2% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% more in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 29.8% more in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 7.4% more in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 34.0% more in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 20.8% less in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% less in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 44.2% more in Saint Petersburg

The cost of clothing, housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Saint Petersburg are more expensive than in Turkey. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Saint Petersburg.

Saint Petersburg vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.2% more for restaurants

	Turkey	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.27 TRY309.17	$9.53 RUB727.78	+31.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 TRY326.40	$5.96 RUB454.86	-22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 TRY50.06	$0.99 RUB75.81	-15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY18.89	$0.48 RUB36.49	+7.6%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 29.8% more for groceries

	Turkey	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 TRY28.45	$0.84 RUB64.28	+25.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 TRY191.12	$5.68 RUB434.07	+26.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.45 TRY146.83	$4.33 RUB330.59	+25.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 TRY82.58	$1.66 RUB126.41	-14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 TRY104.73	$2.29 RUB174.66	-7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 TRY26.30	$0.79 RUB60.34	+27.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 TRY40.63	$0.77 RUB58.84	-19.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TRY22.44	$0.81 RUB61.92	+53.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.35	$1.49 RUB114.14	+150.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY12.39	$0.42 RUB32.13	+44.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.52	$0.28 RUB21.68	+14.8%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 7.4% more for transportation

	Turkey	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 TRY194.87	$2.76 RUB210.80	-39.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.01 TRY1,233.55	$50.21 RUB3,834.47	+73.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,018.50 TRY2,042,034.70	$35,737.37 RUB2,729,161.03	-25.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.53 TRY320.34	$9.17 RUB700.48	+21.8%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 34.0% more for housing

	Turkey	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.68 TRY581.63	$7.63 RUB582.48	-44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$515.16 TRY21,907.50	$783.62 RUB59,842.54	+52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.65 TRY14,826.58	$441.53 RUB33,718.34	+26.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.83 TRY1,991.51	$94.44 RUB7,211.91	+101.7%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 20.8% less for childcare

	Turkey	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$523.46 TRY22,260.75	$373.01 RUB28,485.62	-28.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.64 TRY429,752.56	$8,803.31 RUB672,283.33	-12.9%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 TRY126.59	$2.98 RUB227.43
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TRY124.28	$2.43 RUB185.63	-16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 TRY89.42	$2.78 RUB211.96	+32.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.68 TRY2,240.27	$39.87 RUB3,044.48	-24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.69 TRY241.78	$5.65 RUB431.66	-0.6%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 44.2% more for clothing

	Turkey	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 TRY1,993.97	$93.20 RUB7,117.78	+98.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.49 TRY1,849.51	$48.79 RUB3,725.72	+12.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.73 TRY4,326.23	$115.24 RUB8,800.78	+13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.94 TRY3,612.06	$129.44 RUB9,884.97	+52.4%
Average			+44.2%

Turkey vs. Saint Petersburg - Cost of clothing

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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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