Saint Petersburg vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2604	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$557	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$976	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1231	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	85	21
😀 Quality of life	70	46
🏙️ Population	5.65M	6.56M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 79% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5142nd and 7929th ($1075 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 3923rd and 7123rd 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	$8.72	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$708	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1258	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.9	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.69	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.48%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4413	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2754	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.5	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.25	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.92	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12085	$11939

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615