Saint Petersburg vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2348	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$502	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$876	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1116	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	82	24
😀 Quality of life	71	44
🏙️ Population	5.65M	7.82M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 62% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5813th and 7835th ($971 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 183rd 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 298th in China, while ranked 3397th and 7180th 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	$7.62	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1172	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$665	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.03	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.54%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.09	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.1	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.52	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10534	$17107

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517