Novosibirsk vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1654
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$294
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$554
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
49
78
😀 Quality of life
58
66
🏙️ Population
1.63M
12.6M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 24% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7298th and 8506th ($649 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 518th 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 Novosibirsk compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Novosibirsk ranked 8th best city to live in Russia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 5501st and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Zhengzhou

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Novosibirsk Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$438
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.7
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1841
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.86
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.42
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3795
$19861

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$619
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$495
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$519
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$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619