Hong Kong vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	88	67
🏙️ Population	7.41M	5.38M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 215% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 379th and 6204th ($2753 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 205th and 3645th 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	$8.31	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$6847

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525