Chongqing vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$226	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	82
😀 Quality of life	72	67
🏙️ Population	32.1M	5.38M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 24% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7185th and 6204th ($662 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 2nd in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 1966th and 3645th 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	$3.96	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$6847

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near Saint Petersburg

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