Nizhny Novgorod vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$1895
🏠 One person rent	$459	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$1075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	48	81
😀 Quality of life	63	74
🏙️ Population	1.2M	13.9M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 42% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6098th and 7496th ($940 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 93rd 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 Tianjin. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5641st and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Tianjin

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$19275

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$656
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$646
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$630
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$767
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$621
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$697
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$572
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1044
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$562
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$673
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$626
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$468
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$584
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$632
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$528
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$512
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$492
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$558
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$466
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$748
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$709
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$660
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$525
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$508
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$524
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$519
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$540
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$562
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$566
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$554
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$547