Saint Petersburg vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2103
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$389
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$733
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
82
84
😀 Quality of life
66
83
🏙️ Population
5.38M
3.03M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 19% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6353rd and 5356th ($811 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Russia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Russia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4239th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Saint Petersburg Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.55
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3262
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1917
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.39
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.06
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6504
$13893

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721