Nizhny Novgorod vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$528	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	48	18
😀 Quality of life	63	46
🏙️ Population	1.2M	6.49M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 54% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5192nd and 7385th ($1051 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 80th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 5476th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$25646

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628