Saint Petersburg vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$577	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	85	21
😀 Quality of life	71	46
🏙️ Population	5.65M	6.56M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 88% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4898th and 7943rd ($1139 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 243rd in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 3542nd and 7142nd 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	$9.18	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$13867

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619