Nizhny Novgorod vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$528	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$827
😷 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 74% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5192nd and 7943rd ($1051 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5476th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619