Saint Petersburg vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2103	$1910
🏠 One person rent	$389	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	82	24
😀 Quality of life	66	41
🏙️ Population	5.38M	7.82M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 9% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6353rd and 6604th ($811 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 53rd in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 4239th and 7053rd 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	$6.31	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.55	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.79%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3262	$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.39	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6504	$14498

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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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$621
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1400
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$604
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$746
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$541
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$668
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$584
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$640
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$532
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$801
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$660
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$599
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$563
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$554
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$608
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$599
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$613
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$585
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$583
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$640
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$610
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$651
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$532
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$589
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$550
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$543