Ningbo vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ningbo	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2067	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$311	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$607	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$74	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	61	82
😀 Quality of life	53	67
🏙️ Population	9.4M	5.38M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 16% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6747th and 6204th ($733 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 63rd 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 45th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6048th and 3645th 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	$3.98	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$472	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5300	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3372	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.42	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.75	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12898	$6847

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525