Climate
Saint Petersburg logs 129 sunny days a year to Vladivostok's 216 — Vladivostok wins by 87. Vladivostok also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.
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Cost of Living
Saint Petersburg is $8/mo cheaperSaint Petersburg runs about $1,424/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Vladivostok's $1,432/mo — Saint Petersburg comes in $8 cheaper each month, roughly 1% less.
Saint Petersburg
$1,424monthly · balanced
Vladivostok
$1,432monthly · balanced
Mobility
On mobility, Saint Petersburg scores 3.2 vs Vladivostok's 2.2 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on walkability.
Culture
Saint Petersburg's culture score of 4.1 sits well above Vladivostok's 2.3, with the biggest gap on arts & culture.
Nature & Outdoors
Vladivostok's nature & outdoors score of 4.2 sits well above Saint Petersburg's 3.8, with the biggest gap on mountain access. Saint Petersburg still holds an edge on lakes & rivers.
Safety
Saint Petersburg's safety score is ~1.2× Vladivostok's — below average, while Vladivostok lands below average, with the biggest gap on earthquake safety.
Career
Saint Petersburg's career score of 3.3 sits well above Vladivostok's 2.2, with the biggest gap on career opportunities.
Social & Community
Saint Petersburg's social & community score is ~1.3× Vladivostok's — in the middle of the scale, while Vladivostok lands below average, with the biggest gap on local-first community. Vladivostok still holds an edge on multicultural mix.
Food & Dining
On food & dining, Saint Petersburg scores 3.2 vs Vladivostok's 2.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on food delivery.
Family
On family, Saint Petersburg scores 3.2 vs Vladivostok's 1.9 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on universities.
Healthcare
On healthcare, Saint Petersburg scores 2.0 vs Vladivostok's 1.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public healthcare quality.
Air Quality
Saint Petersburg averages 9.3 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Vladivostok's 18.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Saint Petersburg breathes ~49% cleaner air (9.1 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Saint Petersburg (4.9M) and Vladivostok (437K) are 11x in population — Saint Petersburg is the larger metro, Vladivostok the smaller; on land area Saint Petersburg spans roughly 5.3x more ground.
Saint Petersburg is roughly 7.7x the scale of Vladivostok
Combined population & area comparison
Saint PetersburgVladivostokCity Scale Rankings
Saint Petersburg4.9M11xVladivostok437K1xSaint Petersburg550 km²5.3xVladivostok103 km²1xSaint Petersburg
Vladivostok
Who Thrives Here
Saint Petersburg favours the arts & intellectual, while Vladivostok suits the mountain seeker. Both cities work well for the escaping weather.
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