Chongqing vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1695
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$180
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$914
$721
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
46
😀 Quality of life
74
60
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.2M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 36% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8185th and 6322nd ($561 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 14th 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 Chongqing compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 2237th and 5937th 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
$2.82
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$231
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.8
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.46
$7.16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2367
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$1848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$6.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23821
$3800

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$542
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$569
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$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
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$615
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$772
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$650
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$765
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$719
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$672
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$868
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$692
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$863
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$537
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$678
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$898
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$831
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$917
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$800
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1438
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$544
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$914
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$876
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$536
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$672
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$692
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$686
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$837
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$543
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$671
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$727
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$570
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$796
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$582
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$658
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$709
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$783
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$758