Saint Petersburg vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$497	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	81	85
😀 Quality of life	67	68
🏙️ Population	5.6M	9.07M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 81% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5668th and 8334th ($974 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 3598th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Shenyang

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	Saint Petersburg	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$24404

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500