Saint Petersburg vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2604	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$557	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$976	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1231	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	85	17
😀 Quality of life	70	44
🏙️ Population	5.65M	7.82M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 78% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5142nd and 7914th ($1075 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 207th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 3923rd and 7360th 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	$8.72	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$708	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1258	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.9	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.69	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.48%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4413	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2754	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.5	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.25	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.92	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12085	$16802

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518