Ningbo vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$301	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	60	81
😀 Quality of life	53	67
🏙️ Population	9.4M	5.6M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 27% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6849th and 5668th ($708 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 months in Ningbo compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6084th and 3598th 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	$3.44	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$7571

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522

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