Nizhny Novgorod vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nizhny Novgorod Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1590
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$255
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$507
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$550
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
56
80
🏙️ Population
1.25M
17.5M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 37% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7706th and 5744th ($596 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5856th and 460th 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
$7.61
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.54%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1219
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.51
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.08
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.49
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.38
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$311
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5368
$24305

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$541
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$497
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$517
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$597
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$488
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$414
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$496
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$646
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$488
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$629
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$542
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$612
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$645
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$653
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$656
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$587
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1021
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$455
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$658
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$525
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$456
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$501
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$518
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$500
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$526
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$427
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$597
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$573
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$623
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$516
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$513
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2410
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$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584