Nizhny Novgorod vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$528	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$1162
😷 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 54% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5192nd and 7400th ($1051 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5476th and 2024th 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	$14.4	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$16559

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$672
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$740
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$645
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$800
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$623
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$720
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1108
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$576
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$574
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$697
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$480
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$599
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$648
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$541
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$525
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$511
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$556
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$480
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$759
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$722
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$668
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$541
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$646
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$549
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$579
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$582
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$576
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$546