Hong Kong vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	88	67
🏙️ Population	7.41M	5.6M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 181% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 427th and 5668th ($2737 vs $974) 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 1.4 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 248th and 3598th 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	$8.82	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$7571

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441