Quanzhou vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quanzhou	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1794	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$278	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$393	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.4	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$831	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	82
😀 Quality of life	50	67
🏙️ Population	8.78M	5.38M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 24% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7155th and 6204th ($666 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 2nd in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Quanzhou ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6224th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Saint Petersburg

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	Quanzhou	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.47	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.92	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2834	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1563	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.14	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22902	$6847

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014

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