Saint Petersburg vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2178	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$442	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$846	$679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	82	24
😀 Quality of life	67	38
🏙️ Population	5.38M	7.82M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 13% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6204th and 6542nd ($874 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 3645th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Shangqiu

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	Saint Petersburg	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.59	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$558	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.7	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.86	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.16%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3238	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2069	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.6	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.24	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.16	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.3	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6847	$18304

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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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542