Chongqing vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$224	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	88	81
😀 Quality of life	72	67
🏙️ Population	32.1M	5.6M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 35% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7340th and 5668th ($634 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 2nd in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 1675th and 3598th 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	$3.91	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$7571

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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