Chengdu vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$242
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$550
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
46
😀 Quality of life
73
56
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.25M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 8% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 7269th and 7706th ($643 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 38th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 1633rd and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Chengdu Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$5.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$5368

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$497
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$517
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$597
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$488
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$414
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$496
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$646
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$488
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$629
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$542
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$612
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$645
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$653
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$656
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$587
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1021
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$455
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$658
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$525
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$456
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$501
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$518
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$500
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$526
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$427
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$597
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$573
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$623
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$516
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$513
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$511