Nizhny Novgorod vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$1578
🏠 One person rent	$459	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$397
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$792
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	48	25
😀 Quality of life	63	46
🏙️ Population	1.2M	6.23M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 58% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 6098th and 7971st ($940 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 230th 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 1.3 months in Xinyang. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 5641st and 7058th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Xinyang

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$3525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$1853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$8982

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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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$590
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$594
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$596
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$591
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$561
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$639
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$608
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$526
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$599
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$585
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$543
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$624
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$653
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$578
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$556
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$598
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$554
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$570
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$601
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$555
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$657
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$615
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$645
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$491
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$589
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$544
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$682
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$647
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$509
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$651
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$596
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$518
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$523
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$634
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$562