Saint Petersburg vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2103
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$389
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$733
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
96
😀 Quality of life
66
80
🏙️ Population
5.38M
17.5M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 14% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6353rd and 5744th ($811 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4239th and 460th 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
$6.31
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.29
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.55
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3262
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1917
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.39
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.06
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6504
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584