Ningbo vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$311
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$74
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
61
46
😀 Quality of life
53
55
🏙️ Population
9.4M
1.21M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 15% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6747th and 7383rd ($733 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 63rd 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 months in Ningbo compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Ningbo ranked 45th best city to live in China vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 6048th and 5846th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Ningbo Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$472
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5300
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3372
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.42
$5.43
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.75
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12898
$5245

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538

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