Nizhny Novgorod vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nizhny Novgorod Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2295
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$459
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$818
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$810
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
68
😀 Quality of life
63
68
🏙️ Population
1.2M
12.6M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 84% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6098th and 8643rd ($940 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 498th 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 Zhengzhou. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 5641st and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Nizhny Novgorod Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.8
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$528
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$975
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.91
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.79%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2988
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.51
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.54
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4368
$21713

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556