Saint Petersburg vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2178
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$442
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
82
90
😀 Quality of life
67
71
🏙️ Population
5.38M
13.9M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 23% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6204th and 6862nd ($874 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 81st in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 3645th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Tianjin

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Saint Petersburg Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.59
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.86
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.16%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3238
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2069
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.16
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6847
$16590

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618