Saint Petersburg vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$1356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$3374
🏠 One person rent
$572
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$1111
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1061
$1742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
81
95
😀 Quality of life
69
86
🏙️ Population
5.65M
2.6M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 17% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4995th and 4395th ($1128 vs $1356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Russia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Russia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3605th and 350th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Taipei

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Saint Petersburg Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.15
$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$41.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$3.47
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.1
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$81.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.23
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.44%
2.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4006
$15189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2663
$8266
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.01
$9.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.83
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.09
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.3
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$665
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9550
$17172

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1076
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1089
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1490
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$849
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1476
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1522
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1500
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1549
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1275
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1011
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1472
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$694
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1599
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1641
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1154
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1775
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1898
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1587
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1684
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$771
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1982
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1393
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1672
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1660
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1951
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1408
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1632
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1068
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1733
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1453
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1365
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1525
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1590
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1511
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1589
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1194
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1590

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1238
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1079
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$995
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$846
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$943
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$1001
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$737
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1026
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$937
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$927
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$931
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$961
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$684
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$633
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$892
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$936
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$652
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1202
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$646
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1060
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$634
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$690
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$940
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$740
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$698
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$681
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1203
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$638
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$673
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$703
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$610
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$672
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$654
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$607
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$594
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$683
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$612
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$677
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$588