Beijing vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$1645
🏠 One person rent	$596	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$547
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$543
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	77	55
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.21M

The cost of living in Beijing is 67% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5141st and 7383rd ($1067 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 28th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 763rd and 5846th 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	$4.04	$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$5245

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$498
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$541
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$616
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$509
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$507
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$376
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$654
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$515
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$660
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$514
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$484
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$623
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$633
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$672
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1075
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$480
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$736
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$566
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$463
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$508
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$522
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$513
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$507
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$551
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$606
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$536
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$590
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$401
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$556
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$589
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$490
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$562
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$540
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$518
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$519