Saint Petersburg vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$577	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	85	74
😀 Quality of life	71	58
🏙️ Population	5.65M	9.07M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 86% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4898th and 7878th ($1139 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 3542nd and 6059th 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	$9.18	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532