Nizhny Novgorod vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$2217
🏠 One person rent	$528	$392
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$864
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	48	36
😀 Quality of life	63	52
🏙️ Population	1.2M	6.98M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 28% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5192nd and 6659th ($1051 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 22nd 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 months in Zhanjiang. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 5476th and 6493rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$5.1
🥤 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	$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$18767

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$797
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$802
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$711
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$617
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$714
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$839
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$858
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$828
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$580
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$620
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$873
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$574
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$548
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$782
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$592
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1734
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$627
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$579
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$678
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$601
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$785
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$778
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$801
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$564
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$694
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$995
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2396
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$586
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$583
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$766
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$528
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$593