Chongqing vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$292
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
46
😀 Quality of life
72
56
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.25M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 20% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6733rd and 7706th ($712 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 38th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 2233rd and 5856th 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
$3.98
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$5.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$5368

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$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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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