Saint Petersburg vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2178	$2023
🏠 One person rent	$442	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$846	$764
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	20
😀 Quality of life	67	40
🏙️ Population	5.38M	6.44M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 22% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6204th and 6841st ($874 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 3645th and 6892nd 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	$7.59	$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$558	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.7	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.86	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.16%	4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3238	$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2069	$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.6	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.24	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.16	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.3	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6847	$19047

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$634
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$643
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$636
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$633
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$666
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$694
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$731
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$719
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$673
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$670
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$683
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$703
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$776
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$719
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$705
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$636
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$646
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$771
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$843
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$706
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$658
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$698
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$742
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$702
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$903
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$628
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$712
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$706
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$676
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$714
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$661
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$611
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$694