Nizhny Novgorod vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$430	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$675
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	46	19
😀 Quality of life	60	44
🏙️ Population	1.2M	7.01M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 52% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6322nd and 7987th ($882 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 243rd in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 5937th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Zhumadian

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$7830

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506