Saint Petersburg vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2604
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$557
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$976
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1231
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
85
94
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
5.65M
2.44M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 14% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5142nd and 4661st ($1075 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3923rd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Taipei

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Saint Petersburg Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.72
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$708
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.69
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4413
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2754
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.92
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12085
$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602