Saint Petersburg vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2178	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$442	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$502
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$846	$930
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	82	98
😀 Quality of life	67	70
🏙️ Population	5.38M	12.3M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 26% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6204th and 6979th ($874 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 3645th and 2526th 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	$7.59	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$558	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.7	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.86	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.16%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3238	$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2069	$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.6	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.24	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.16	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.3	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6847	$9062

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$646
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$681
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$705
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$626
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$714
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$663
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$676
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$647
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$659
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$614
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$612
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$606
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$647
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$646
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$683
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$623
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$670
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$605
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$612
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$566
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$636
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$575
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$573
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$706
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$552
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$658
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$622
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$521
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$642
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$659
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$580
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$619
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$611