Novosibirsk vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$657
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1672
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$302
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$510
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
49
78
😀 Quality of life
58
67
🏙️ Population
1.63M
12.6M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 30% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7138th and 8471st ($657 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 532nd in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 5709th and 3944th 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
$6.62
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$717
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.95%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.6
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4125
$4818

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$558
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$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556

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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