Hangzhou vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$391
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
82
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
11.9M
5.38M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 3% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6270th and 6353rd ($831 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 3rd 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 Hangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 2093rd and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Saint Petersburg

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Hangzhou Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$6504

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$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438