Beijing vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$596	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	77	67
🏙️ Population	21.9M	5.38M

The cost of living in Beijing is 22% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5141st and 6204th ($1067 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 763rd and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Saint Petersburg

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	Beijing	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$6847

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525