Novosibirsk vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2142
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$421
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
68
😀 Quality of life
61
68
🏙️ Population
1.64M
12.6M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 73% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6431st and 8643rd ($884 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 498th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Novosibirsk ranked 11th best city to live in Russia vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 5802nd and 4641st 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
$7.89
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$886
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.8
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.44
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.6%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.78
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.4
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4901
$21713

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$772
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$720
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$737
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$719
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$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891

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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