Saint Petersburg vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2604
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$557
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$976
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1231
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
85
93
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
5.65M
2.35M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 14% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5142nd and 6085th ($1075 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Russia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Russia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3923rd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Taoyuan

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Saint Petersburg Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.72
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$708
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.69
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.48%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4413
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2754
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.25
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.92
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12085
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464