Hangzhou vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$843
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2415
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$389
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$786
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1129
$543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
46
😀 Quality of life
71
55
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.21M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 32% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6287th and 7383rd ($843 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 Hangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Hangzhou ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 2189th and 5846th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Hangzhou Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$507
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$994
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8017
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4326
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.21
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.52
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.72
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22679
$5245

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

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