Chongqing vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$205
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$810
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
48
😀 Quality of life
74
63
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.2M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 36% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 7933rd and 6098th ($601 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 16th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 2353rd and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Chongqing Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$4368

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$581
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$608
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$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
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$749
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$695
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$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