Chengdu vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1735
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$281
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$810
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
89
48
😀 Quality of life
75
63
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.2M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 29% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 7467th and 6098th ($666 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 16th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 1710th and 5641st 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
$2.83
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3917
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13059
$4368

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580

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