Bucheon vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucheon	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2786	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$506	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1529	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	81
😀 Quality of life	73	67
🏙️ Population	772K	5.6M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 19% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4593rd and 5668th ($1163 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucheon compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Bucheon ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 1451st and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucheon vs Saint Petersburg

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	Bucheon	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.68	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$553	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.89%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10070	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6153	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.87	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.2	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.03	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21043	$7571

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bucheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
12 km or 7.8 mi	Incheon	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Gimpo	$1099
17 km or 11 mi	Anyang	$1022
18 km or 11 mi	Goyang	$1171
20 km or 12 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
20 km or 12 mi	Ansan	$1070
21 km or 13 mi	Gunpo	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
31 km or 19 mi	Siheung	$1283
31 km or 19 mi	Suwon	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Seongnam	$1400
33 km or 21 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
33 km or 21 mi	Guri	$1122
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
37 km or 23 mi	Paju	$1075
38 km or 24 mi	Hanam	$1161
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
41 km or 25 mi	Namyangju	$1129
43 km or 27 mi	Gwangju	$1165
47 km or 29 mi	Osan	$1042
47 km or 29 mi	Yongin	$1127
52 km or 32 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
56 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1565
57 km or 36 mi	Pocheon	$1040
62 km or 39 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
63 km or 39 mi	Icheon	$1020
69 km or 43 mi	Dangjin	$1033
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1026
79 km or 49 mi	Yeoju	$1026
84 km or 52 mi	Cheonan	$1151
85 km or 53 mi	Seosan	$1036
94 km or 58 mi	Chuncheon	$865
102 km or 63 mi	Wonju	$1074
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1550
115 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
117 km or 73 mi	Chungju	$900
120 km or 75 mi	Gongju	$1038
121 km or 75 mi	Sejong	$1019

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441