Maoming vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maoming	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1981	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$415	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$718	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.3	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$976	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	29	82
😀 Quality of life	49	71
🏙️ Population	6.17M	5.65M

The cost of living in Maoming is 20% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6772nd and 5813th ($773 vs $971) 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 141st best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6717th and 3397th 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	$2.12	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$480	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$847	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$619	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4664	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2843	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.8	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.55	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.64	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.83	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.78	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.5	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16634	$10534

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566