Maoming vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maoming	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$422	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1006	$1231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	27	85
😀 Quality of life	52	70
🏙️ Population	6.17M	5.65M

The cost of living in Maoming is 27% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6807th and 5142nd ($789 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 4th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Maoming ranked 100th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6563rd and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Saint Petersburg

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	Maoming	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.18	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$867	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$652	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4804	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.29	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.91	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19015	$12085

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943

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