Saint Petersburg vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$577	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	85	17
😀 Quality of life	71	44
🏙️ Population	5.65M	7.82M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 86% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4898th and 7879th ($1139 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 222nd in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 3542nd and 7390th 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	$9.18	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$19212

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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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522