Changsha vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Changsha	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1669	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$211	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$1316
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	90	85
😀 Quality of life	72	71
🏙️ Population	10M	5.65M

The cost of living in Changsha is 45% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7795th and 4898th ($622 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 5th 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 Changsha compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 2894th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Saint Petersburg

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	Changsha	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2530	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2779	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.89	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.39	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.23	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.25	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9728	$13865

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$518
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$586
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$589
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$571
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$609
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$589
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$608
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$569
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$610
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$602
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$518
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$565
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$605
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$600
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$535
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$592
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$600
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$638
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$632
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$648
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$619
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$623
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$570
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$556
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$624
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$658
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$542
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$657
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$691
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$593
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$649
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$554

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597