Ningbo vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ningbo	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1985	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$302	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$533	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$72	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$768	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	60	82
😀 Quality of life	57	71
🏙️ Population	9.4M	5.65M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 27% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7025th and 5813th ($713 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 4th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ningbo compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Ningbo ranked 49th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6133rd and 3397th 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	$4.21	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.3	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.32	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.65	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5268	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3300	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.29	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.88	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.69	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15234	$10534

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531

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