Dongguan vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$259
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$1231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
85
😀 Quality of life
71
70
🏙️ Population
10.5M
5.65M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 38% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7469th and 5142nd ($666 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 3662nd and 3923rd 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
$2.36
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$12085

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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606