Chongqing vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$226
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
46
😀 Quality of life
72
55
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.21M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 4% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 7185th and 7383rd ($662 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 28th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 1966th and 5846th 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
$3.96
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$5245

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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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