Ningbo vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ningbo	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$677	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1957	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$261	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$557	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.6	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$828	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	61	82
😀 Quality of life	56	66
🏙️ Population	9.4M	5.38M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 16% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6976th and 6353rd ($677 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 3rd in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ningbo compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Ningbo ranked 36th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5865th and 4239th 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	$3.95	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5184	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3305	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.1	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.47	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.25	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.45	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.11	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.5	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$544	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9922	$6504

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$690
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$755
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$719
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$831
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1190
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1074
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$725
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$735
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$699
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$731
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$811
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$731
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$763
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$687
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$741
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$787
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$682
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$707
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$707
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$651
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$688
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$720
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$694
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$713
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$675
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$644
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$789
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$682
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$625
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$625
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$713
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$679
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$645
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$524

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438