Saint Petersburg vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2348	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$502	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$876	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1116	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	82	24
😀 Quality of life	71	45
🏙️ Population	5.65M	6.56M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 61% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5813th and 7790th ($971 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 3397th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Shaoyang

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	Saint Petersburg	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1172	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$665	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.03	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.54%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2610	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.09	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.1	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.52	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10534	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599