Dongguan vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$265
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
48
😀 Quality of life
71
63
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.2M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 34% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 7308th and 5192nd ($694 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 14th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 3241st and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Dongguan Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$5021

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$705
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$749
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$821
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$804
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$834
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$781
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$981
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$771
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$1066
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$614
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$786
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$1055
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$1030
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$1014
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1678
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$626
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$1084
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$1068
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$648
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$694
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$792
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$789
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$974
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$604
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$791
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$775
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$635
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$845
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$691
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$748
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$830
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$895
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$873