Saint Petersburg vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2604
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$557
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$976
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1231
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
85
73
😀 Quality of life
70
72
🏙️ Population
5.65M
1.85M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 18% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5142nd and 6264th ($1075 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Russia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Russia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.6 months in Tainan. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 3923rd and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Tainan

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Saint Petersburg Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.72
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$708
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.69
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4413
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2754
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.92
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12085
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697