Nizhny Novgorod vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nizhny Novgorod Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2514
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$528
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$928
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.6
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$928
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
95
😀 Quality of life
63
76
🏙️ Population
1.2M
17.5M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 6% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5192nd and 5618th ($1051 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5476th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Shenzhen

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Nizhny Novgorod Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1089
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$717
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.07
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.53%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3459
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2313
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.24
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.76
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.47
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5021
$21140

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$800
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648