Hong Kong vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hong Kong	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2674	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6072	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$3066	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1241	$1231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	82	70
🏙️ Population	7.41M	5.65M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 149% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 621st and 5142nd ($2674 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 632nd and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Saint Petersburg

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	Hong Kong	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.89	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.97	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2025	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3592	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2650	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$25175	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16126	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.9	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1026	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22890	$12085

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$674
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1718
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$534
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$666
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$621
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$848
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$782
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$844
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$765
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$795
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$832
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$896
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$589
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$807
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$465
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$673
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$816
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$760
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$789
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$790
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$769
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$814
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$730
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$738
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$698
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$723
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$694
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$699
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$903
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$533
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$608

Cities near Saint Petersburg

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