Dongguan vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dongguan	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2019	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$265	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$847	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	67	85
😀 Quality of life	71	71
🏙️ Population	10.5M	5.65M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 39% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7308th and 4898th ($694 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 5th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 3241st and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Saint Petersburg

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	Dongguan	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.21	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5717	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.45	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25442	$13865

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$785
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$995
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$627
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$638
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$873
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$678
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2396
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1734
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$801
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$777
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$858
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$954
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$793
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$908
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$600
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$828
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$778
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$473
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$682
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$474
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$612
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$739
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$802
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$797
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$758
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$751
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$705
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$714
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$528
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$648
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$602
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$601
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$620

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