Saint Petersburg vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2178	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$442	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$846	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	82	85
😀 Quality of life	67	68
🏙️ Population	5.38M	9.07M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 70% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6204th and 8584th ($874 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 3645th and 3326th 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	$7.59	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$558	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.7	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.86	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.16%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3238	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2069	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.6	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.24	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.16	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.3	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6847	$25284

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511