Hangzhou vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$438
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
48
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.2M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 15% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6257th and 5192nd ($899 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 3005th and 5476th 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
$4.08
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$5021

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

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