Saint Petersburg vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2103	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$389	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$949
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	82	70
😀 Quality of life	66	68
🏙️ Population	5.38M	12.7M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 21% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6353rd and 5170th ($811 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 4239th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Suzhou

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	Saint Petersburg	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.31	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.55	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.79%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3262	$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.39	$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6504	$22097

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

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

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$771
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$731
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$687
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$731
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$688
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$707
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$651
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1190
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$713
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$682
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$675
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1074
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$694
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$682
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$831
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$625
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$625
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$755
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$645
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$631
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$720
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$703
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$789
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$677
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$696
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$652
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$690
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$898
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645