Saint Petersburg vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2178
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$442
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
82
93
😀 Quality of life
67
83
🏙️ Population
5.38M
2.33M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 0.7% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6204th and 6227th ($874 vs $868) 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 3645th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saint Petersburg Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.59
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.86
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.16%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3238
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2069
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.16
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6847
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691