Ningbo vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ningbo	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$249	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.7	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1198	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	85
😀 Quality of life	73	71
🏙️ Population	9.4M	5.65M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 42% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7558th and 4898th ($660 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 5th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ningbo compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Ningbo ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 2343rd and 3542nd 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	$3.03	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$614	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.72	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.12%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4619	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2635	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.45	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.82	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$803	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15801	$13865

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$571
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$670
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$677
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$899
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1147
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1030
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$696
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$687
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$726
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$680
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$708
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$798
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$611
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$725
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$686
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$774
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$643
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$663
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$581
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$717
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$658
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$657
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$645
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$628
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$651
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$659
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$623
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$627
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$646
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$664
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$644
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597