Hangzhou vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Hangzhou Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$891
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2533
🏠 One person rent
$404
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$784
$878
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.1
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1066
$855
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
89
81
😀 Quality of life
73
69
🏙️ Population
11.9M
5.38M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 7% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5929th and 5721st ($891 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 6th 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 8th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 1540th and 3225th 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
$4.67
$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.45
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.4
$7.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.1%
11.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7944
$4300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4434
$2771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.74
$9.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.56
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.74
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.59
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.9
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20805
$8201

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$726
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$776
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$726
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$662
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$650
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$655
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1099
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$685
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$849
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$882
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$672
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$852
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$701
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$729
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1379
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$667
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$693
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$754
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$778
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$678
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$684
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$680
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$686
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$514
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$665
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$770
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$674
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$952
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$674
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$832
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$666
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$681
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$652
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$677
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$573
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$700
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$686
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$683
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$811

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$737
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$802
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1173
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1453
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$908
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1368
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1350
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1348
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1214
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$934
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1437
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1396
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$584
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1065
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1355
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1331
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1103
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1525
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1652
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1315
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1319
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$666
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1800
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$945
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1374
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1299
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1887
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1488
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1252
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$734
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1495
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1363
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1312
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1379
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1351
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1383
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1430
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$916
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1410