Hangzhou vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2298
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$375
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$882
$721
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
46
😀 Quality of life
72
60
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.2M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 6% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6563rd and 6322nd ($826 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 14th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 2980th and 5937th 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
$3.7
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$7.16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7830
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4289
$1848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.17
$6.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.64
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28925
$3800

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$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