Saint Petersburg vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$497	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$1355
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	81	84
😀 Quality of life	67	81
🏙️ Population	5.6M	3.03M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 9% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5668th and 6071st ($974 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Russia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Russia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3598th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Taichung

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	Saint Petersburg	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$18658

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671