Ningbo vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Cities near Ningbo

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