Saint Petersburg vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$577	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$1162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	85	81
😀 Quality of life	71	74
🏙️ Population	5.65M	13.9M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 67% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4898th and 7400th ($1139 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 83rd in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 3542nd and 2024th 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	$9.18	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$16559

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$672
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$740
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$645
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$800
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$623
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$720
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1108
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$576
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$574
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$697
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$480
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$599
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$648
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$541
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$525
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$511
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$556
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$480
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$759
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$722
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$668
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$541
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$646
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$549
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$579
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$582
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$576
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$546