Chengdu vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$251
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$846
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
94
82
😀 Quality of life
72
67
🏙️ Population
20.9M
5.38M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 25% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7209th and 6204th ($660 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 2nd in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 1933rd and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Saint Petersburg

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Chengdu Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$6847

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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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