Chengdu vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$240
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$947
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
94
81
😀 Quality of life
72
67
🏙️ Population
20.9M
5.6M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 36% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7421st and 5668th ($623 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 9th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 1890th and 3598th 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
$2.78
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$7571

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574

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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