Jeonju vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jeonju	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$771	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2103	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$253	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$41	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1980	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	49 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	60	85
😀 Quality of life	70	71
🏙️ Population	342K	5.65M

The cost of living in Jeonju is 32% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6907th and 4898th ($771 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th and 5th in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Jeonju compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Jeonju ranked 43rd best city to live in South Korea vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 3881st and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeonju vs Saint Petersburg

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	Jeonju	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.32	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.2	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7040	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4988	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.1	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.09	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.92	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.59	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.82	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.6	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$457	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17730	$13865

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Cities near Jeonju

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Iksan	$938
24 km or 15 mi	Gimje	$923
39 km or 24 mi	Jeongeup	$922
43 km or 27 mi	Nonsan	$990
43 km or 27 mi	Gunsan	$964
51 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$930
51 km or 32 mi	Gyeryong	$933
62 km or 39 mi	Asan	$997
63 km or 39 mi	Daejeon	$905
70 km or 44 mi	Gongju	$1009
74 km or 46 mi	Boryeong	$1012
75 km or 47 mi	Sejong	$971
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangju	$957
93 km or 58 mi	Gimcheon	$887
96 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$865
97 km or 60 mi	Naju	$909
102 km or 63 mi	Suncheon	$973
109 km or 68 mi	Cheonan	$1128
110 km or 68 mi	Jinju	$1051
110 km or 68 mi	Gwangyang	$955
112 km or 70 mi	Sangju	$919
117 km or 73 mi	Gumi	$914
124 km or 77 mi	Seosan	$917
127 km or 79 mi	Yeosu	$954
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$974
128 km or 79 mi	Mungyeong	$931
128 km or 80 mi	Dangjin	$952
131 km or 81 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
131 km or 81 mi	Daegu	$992
132 km or 82 mi	Anseong	$1016
134 km or 83 mi	Mokpo	$942
143 km or 89 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
145 km or 90 mi	Masan	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Chungju	$852
147 km or 92 mi	Osan	$1019
149 km or 93 mi	Changwon	$1013
149 km or 93 mi	Miryang	$1023
157 km or 98 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
157 km or 98 mi	Yongin	$1061
159 km or 99 mi	Tongyeong	$982

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597