Nizhny Novgorod vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$459	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	48	21
😀 Quality of life	63	46
🏙️ Population	1.2M	6.56M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 56% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6098th and 7929th ($940 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 5641st and 7123rd 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	$12.5	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$11939

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$695
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$791
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$732
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$757
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$773
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$929
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$738
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$950
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$585
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$679
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$738
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$957
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$910
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$891
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1585
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$595
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$978
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$959
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$595
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$680
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$746
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$740
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$905
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$578
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$726
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$712
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$777
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$597
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$795
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$838
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$637
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$677
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$761
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$837
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$811

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615