Nizhny Novgorod vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$430	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	46	24
😀 Quality of life	60	45
🏙️ Population	1.2M	6.56M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 46% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6322nd and 7790th ($882 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 167th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5937th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Shaoyang

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$10279

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599