Saint Petersburg vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2178
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$442
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
82
78
😀 Quality of life
67
66
🏙️ Population
5.38M
12.6M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 68% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6204th and 8506th ($874 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 3645th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saint Petersburg Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.59
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.86
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.16%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3238
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2069
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.16
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6847
$19861

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619