Chongqing vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chongqing	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$631	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1860	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$229	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$401	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.7	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1102	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	85
😀 Quality of life	74	71
🏙️ Population	32.1M	5.65M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 45% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7730th and 4898th ($631 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 1966th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Saint Petersburg

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	Chongqing	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$299	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.24	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2743	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.84	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.87	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24949	$13865

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$595
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$625
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$618
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$608
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$701
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$588
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$625
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$643
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$615
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$630
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$640
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$575
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$590
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$640
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$647
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$688
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$612
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$615
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$600
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$549
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$606
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$600
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$598
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$635
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$582
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$579
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$641
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$563
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$631
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$602
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$616
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$588
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$593
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$614
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$560

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