Saint Petersburg vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$497	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$800
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	20
😀 Quality of life	67	41
🏙️ Population	5.6M	6.44M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 45% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5668th and 7052nd ($974 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 3598th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Shangrao

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	Saint Petersburg	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$31722

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621