Hangzhou vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$391
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
46
😀 Quality of life
72
56
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.25M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 40% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6270th and 7706th ($831 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 38th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 2093rd and 5856th 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
$3.85
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$3.84
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$5.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$5368

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

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