Nizhny Novgorod vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nizhny Novgorod Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1590
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$255
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$507
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$550
$627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
78
😀 Quality of life
56
67
🏙️ Population
1.25M
12.6M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 18% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7706th and 8471st ($596 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 5856th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Zhengzhou

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Nizhny Novgorod Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.54%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1219
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.51
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.08
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.49
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.38
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$311
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5368
$4818

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$497
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$517
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617