Saint Petersburg vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2178
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$442
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
82
24
😀 Quality of life
67
39
🏙️ Population
5.38M
6.56M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 43% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6204th and 7649th ($874 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 3645th and 7013th 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
$7.59
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.86
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.16%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3238
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2069
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.16
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6847
$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610