Beijing vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$596
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$711
$810
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
73
63
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.2M

The cost of living in Beijing is 11% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5341st and 6098th ($1044 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 16th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 2718th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Beijing Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.4
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12544
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6280
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.4
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.68
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$725
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25165
$4368

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$695
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$791
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$732
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$757
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$773
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$726
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$929
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$738
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$950
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$585
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$738
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$957
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$910
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$971
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$891
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1585
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$595
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$978
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$959
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$595
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$680
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$746
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$740
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$905
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$578
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$726
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$777
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$597
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$838
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$637
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$677
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$761
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$837
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$811