Saint Petersburg vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2178
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$442
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
96
😀 Quality of life
67
79
🏙️ Population
5.38M
17.7M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 9% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6204th and 5948th ($874 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3645th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Shenzhen

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Saint Petersburg Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.59
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.86
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.16%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3238
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2069
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.16
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6847
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618