Saint Petersburg vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2604
$1749
🏠 One person rent
$557
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$976
$356
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1231
$835
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
85
74
😀 Quality of life
70
70
🏙️ Population
5.65M
9.07M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 87% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5142nd and 8176th ($1075 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 3923rd and 3872nd 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
$8.72
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$708
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.69
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4413
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2754
$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.92
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12085
$25508

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$483
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$522
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$545
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$454
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$507
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$447
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$537
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$504
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$541
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$562
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$543
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$532
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$540
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$560
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$536
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$534
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$544
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$590
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$477
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$568
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$562
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$534
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$559
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$514
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$542
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$599
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$540
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1540
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$578
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$607
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$588
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1560
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1539
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$523