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Cost of Living in Saint Petersburg
Summary about cost of living in Saint Petersburg:
- Four-person family monthly costs: 1,870.00$ (118,897.17руб) without rent (using our estimator).
- A single person monthly costs: 534.20$ (33,965.07руб) without rent.
- Cost of living rank 412th out of 540 cities in the world.
- Saint Petersburg has a cost of living index of 38.97.
| Restaurants | [ Edit ] | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 500.00 руб | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 2,000.00 руб | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 300.00 руб | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 110.00 руб | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 200.00 руб | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 135.12 руб | |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 49.71 руб | |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 33.67 руб | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 230.82 руб | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 41.13 руб | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 30.91 руб | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 73.01 руб | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 227.67 руб | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 112.04 руб | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 220.11 руб | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 38.63 руб | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 25.85 руб | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 34.67 руб | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 66.34 руб | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 14.13 руб | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 11.94 руб | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 60.00 руб | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 44.63 руб | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 400.00 руб | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 60.00 руб | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 146.30 руб | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 122.50 руб | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 40.00 руб | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 2,900.00 руб | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 150.00 руб | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 28.97 руб | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 300.00 руб | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 154.86 руб | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 1,039,500.00 руб | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 1,121,218.75 руб | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 7,311.85 руб | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 1.51 руб | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 467.47 руб | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 1,786.18 руб | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 1,144.50 руб | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 350.00 руб | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 25,200.00 руб | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 353,846.15 руб | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 5,226.73 руб | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 2,522.19 руб | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 5,026.36 руб | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 6,456.41 руб | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 34,438.78 руб | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 22,233.61 руб | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 65,058.82 руб | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 41,672.21 руб | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 13,585.73 руб | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 8,595.37 руб | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 44,257.45 руб | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 10.78 |
Prices in Saint Petersburg
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Last update: June 2018
Last update: June 2018
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40 Comments so far
Yes, with that salary you can live quite comfortably in St Pete. I'd say $1000 a month for a family of three would more than enough for groceries.
Improted beer is less than 200 r, you can get Finnish beer for 80-100 if you shop in a big supermarket.
The cost of utilities depends on the season. You pay twice as much October through April.
Best place to look at English teaching positions are private courses/language centers, they offer the best options for both students and teachers. https://spb.hh.ru/ is a good place to start.
I'm single and plan to stay in Russia. I'm a certified English teacher with over 3 yrs of experience.
I speak Russian and I love it, so the language won't be a problem for me.
So far I don't have a job offer (Haven't been looking really) but I've estimated a salary of about 50,000 руб/month.
How much should I be expecting to earn by teaching English in Saint-Petersburg? Will I have any opportunities for any private classes and in such case, how is the payment?
Can I maintain a normal life with 50K a month?
Any suggestion or insight is highly appreciated.
Starting from 2015 if you want to live in Saint-Petersburg (SPB) I recommend you salary starting from 2k usd (120 000 rub) monthly. in my opinion you can leave here starting from this salary no less. It is enough for two person family. One bedroom flat ~600$ in center. It means two rooms and kitchen, because in Russia we count rooms without separation to guest room and bedroom. But more money is better. And we all spend money by different ways) so it just my opinion. I live here with my own flat, with 4 ppl family (wife and two kids) with 2.5 k usd and it is pretty enough for me.
Good luck!
спасибо)
i have been offered a position in St. Petersburg with 4,5 Kusd monthly salary, 3 times meal at working days, and free pass metro ticket. My wife and i are planning to move together.
Our plan is to save minimum 1.5 kusd per month. Is it possible to save this amount with this amount of salary.
Thanks in adcance
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I rent apartment in city centre with my friend for 32.000 rub and its a good price. All in all I would say that citys economy is absolutely shitty and salaries are ridiculous. City Infrastructure , leisure public facilities are far from perfect.
1. Hi-tech and management jobs have big salary
About 10% of jobs in Saint-Petersburg have salary about $2000-$3000 (programmers, management positions and other hi-tech)
http://www.dp.ru/a/2016/04/26/CHto_takoe_horoshaja_zarplat/
2. Taxi discounters in Saint-Petersburg
In the City some taxi discounters like Yandex Taxi (UBER clone) offers 15 rubs/km (or 15 rubs/min) i.e. about $0.23/km. Minimum order is about $6
https://taxovik.ru/companies/208-%D0%AF%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81-%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B8
Yandex Taxi have about 35% market share in this service in Saint-Petersburg. So this is normal price for anybody.
I'm getting an offer to work in St. Petersburg for 42,000 RUB net.
Would it be enough for me and my wife to live in the center of the city?
Thanks!
Looks like I'll be on may way to Russia....
1. 120k USD i.e. about 10k per month is awesome here
2. not a problem to find, not so expensive
3. Vasileostrovski island area
4. City centre is safe, but some far districts not safe as well
(I) Is this a reasonable salary for a decent life.
(II) My wife has medical condition (Arthritis) and needs medication, how easy or expensive is this?
(III) What would be a good area to live (safe, quiet, etc).
(III) Is St. Petersburg a (reasonably) safe place, as wife will be tourist-ing while I'm at work.
Thanks in advance.
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Problem with prices is the quality of what you buying. Eggs can cost from $0.5/ten to $3/ten, dependung in quality - cheapest has toxins, antibiotics, growth hormones inside, expensive are organic.
Same with others - Mens leather shoes you can find in cheap markets for $10, but you can wear it out in a month. Many people buy those, and then repair them with their own hands. Also you can buy Gucci shoes for $2000.
Quality standards legally implied in Russia are far from European. Nobody is taking care to align them, because you can sell here under-qualified production of global economy. Like "made for third world". Local production is almost non-existent (except weapon and oil).
Even comparable ones, like McDonalds hamburger and Marlboro, are absolutely not the same quality like in Europe.
Europe in terms of quality all uniform between countries, if you take chain shops and mass-market. Russia is not - many goods come from China with so dispersed quality - from trash to highest artisan quality.
Somebody know how many cable factory in Petersburg ???? Please
Thank you
Thanks.
spent 800$ for family of 6 on food and drinks.
Grandma cooked for us and I admit we even had total 2 cans of red caviar plus best Abrau Durso
Champaign methode wine almost every other night ( the rest of the boose came from grandma's dacha made from plums )
We had awesome time back home .
Taxi much cheaper than stated here 777-1-777
Taxi takes you from suburb to center for 420rubles , travel time 30 - 40 minutes no meter , price is fixed and announced by operator when
You call to order a cab
Hostel at a low price for backpackers, students and workers you can find here: http://www.hotelhot.ru/
Can some body tell me that i have to come spg for russianlanguage on student basis so what would be my income in dollars some body kindly tell me my nois00923444550511.
Not all data here is right. Many (very many) of them is too high. Real live here is cheaper.
Cost of meals is depend of season.
What is life of a student in spb??
Tell me everything about
Job , incom , expenses of accommodation
Each and every thing
For a student???
Plz tell me
I've been living in SPB for a year now, I moved here with my wife who is Russian. I retrained as an English teacher and I am making between 35-50k roubles per month, but only working about 15-22 hours to make that kind of money.
I would say these figures on this site are pretty close to the truth in terms of cost of living(food clothes etc), but are well off the mark in terms of average wage and monthly cost of renting. Most unqualified Russians I speak to make around the 22-25k mark and even professionals I have met are making between 30-40k r with university degrees. As for rent, you can comfortably rent a 2 bedroom flat in the city centre for 35,000r and in the suburbs you could get a 3 bed flat for a similar amount.
Anyone who has been offered a job paying $10 per hour, or $1000 per month, or even 1000 Euro per month, I would say, if you are looking to come here to travel, that kind of money should afford you to have a decent life here, you will be able to afford to eat out and have plenty of fun if you are good managing your money. If you come to SPB, shop in the food market at Senaya or Vladimirskaya and look to share rent with a room mate and you will have an awesome time :-)