Saint Petersburg vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2103
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$389
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$733
$627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
82
78
😀 Quality of life
66
67
🏙️ Population
5.38M
12.6M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 60% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6353rd and 8471st ($811 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 4239th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saint Petersburg Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.55
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3262
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1917
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.39
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.06
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.3
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6504
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617