Saint Petersburg vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$497	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$1049
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	81	49
😀 Quality of life	67	51
🏙️ Population	5.6M	7.1M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 43% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5668th and 6983rd ($974 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 66th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 3598th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Yantai

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	Saint Petersburg	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$23251

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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 Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$622
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$609
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$606
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$605
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$610
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$600
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$605
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$594
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$596
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$578
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$569
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$612
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$644
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$564
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$494
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$433
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$514
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$561
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$531
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$689
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$585
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$566
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$815
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$504
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$553
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$635
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$517
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$575
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$578
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$665
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$638
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$574
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$655
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$536
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$642
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$702