Beijing vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$2514
🏠 One person rent	$648	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$928
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$928
😷 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 5% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 4987th and 5192nd ($1108 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 14th 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 14th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 2361st and 5476th 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	$4.47	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$5021

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$705
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$749
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$821
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$754
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$804
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$834
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$981
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$771
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$614
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$705
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$1055
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$1030
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1678
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$626
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$1084
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$1068
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$648
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$694
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$792
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$789
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$974
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$604
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$791
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$771
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$775
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$635
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$868
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$845
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$691
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$748
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$830
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$895
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$873