Saint Petersburg vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Saint Petersburg Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2533
$1948
🏠 One person rent
$426
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$878
$449
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$92.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$855
$989
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
81
98
😀 Quality of life
69
71
🏙️ Population
5.38M
12.3M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 44% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5721st and 7116th ($956 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 367th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.5 months in Wuhan. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Wuhan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 3225th and 2065th 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
$7.07
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.48
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1109
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$681
$345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.74
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.23%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4300
$3900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$2590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.76
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$5.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$472
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8201
$24225

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$737
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$802
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1173
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1453
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$908
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1368
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1350
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1348
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1214
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$934
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1437
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1396
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$584
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1065
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1355
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1331
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1103
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1525
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1652
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1315
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1319
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$666
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1800
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$945
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1374
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1299
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1887
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1488
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1252
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$734
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1495
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1363
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1312
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1379
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1351
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1383
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1430
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$916
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1410

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$679
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$737
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$759
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$678
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$667
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$705
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$706
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$674
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$639
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$672
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$672
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$661
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$673
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$666
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$668
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$666
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$661
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$704
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$758
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$677
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$745
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$694
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$704
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$716
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$663
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$662
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$678
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$661
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$663
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$672
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$736
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$648
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$666
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$702
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$642
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$694
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$759
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$655
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$721
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$738