Ningbo vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ningbo	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$264	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$462	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$1231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	85
😀 Quality of life	71	70
🏙️ Population	9.4M	5.65M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 38% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7431st and 5142nd ($671 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th 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 Ningbo compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Ningbo ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 3738th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Saint Petersburg

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	Ningbo	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.57	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.8	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.55	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4479	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.73	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.3	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$693	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15051	$12085

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$584
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$680
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$594
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$860
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1126
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1002
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$667
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$643
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$669
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$598
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$644
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$683
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$697
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$620
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$684
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$652
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$557
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$705
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$650
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$644
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$652
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$623
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$636
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$617
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$646
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$604
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$611
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$628
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$647
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$626
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$525

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