Saint Petersburg vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$497	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	81	98
😀 Quality of life	67	70
🏙️ Population	5.6M	12.3M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 48% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5668th and 7163rd ($974 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 95th 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 Wuhan. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 3598th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Wuhan

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	Saint Petersburg	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$8658

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586