Moscow or Saint Petersburg: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Moscow and Saint Petersburg are even: 0 : 0 across 1 indicators.
- Climate and risks: tie 0:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Moscow
Indicator
Saint Petersburg
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
10,381,222 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
5,028,000 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
Urban centre population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
14,384,082 people
2025
4,878,966 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,545 km²
2025
550 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
9,310 people per km²
2025
8,871 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
6.8 %
2015–2025
9.5 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Tie (0 : 0)Rainy days
no data for one of the places
no data
128 days per year
2016-2025
Annual precipitation
no data for one of the places
no data
708 mm per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
7.0 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
5.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
17.6 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
18.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
no data
76 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
0 days per year
2021-2025
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
654 km
2006-2025
8 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.00 per year
2006-2025
0.00 per year
2006-2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Moscow, Saint Petersburg.