Cost of Living & Income: Beijing vs Nizhny Novgorod

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Beijing and Nizhny Novgorod are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricBeijingNizhny NovgorodBeijing vs Nizhny Novgorod
💰 Average monthly net salary¥10,657¥5,575Beijing earns 1.9× the salary in Nizhny Novgorod

Daily expenses

MetricBeijingNizhny NovgorodBeijing vs Nizhny Novgorod
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥30¥130Nizhny Novgorod costs 4.34× the price in Beijing
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥342Nizhny Novgorod costs 1.71× the price in Beijing
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥47Nizhny Novgorod costs 1.35× the price in Beijing
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥387.9¥891.6Nizhny Novgorod costs 2.30× the price in Beijing
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥98.2¥54.5Beijing costs 1.80× the price in Nizhny Novgorod
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥64.9¥44.7Beijing costs 1.45× the price in Nizhny Novgorod
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥263.0¥195.1Beijing costs 1.35× the price in Nizhny Novgorod
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥50.0¥48.8Beijing costs 1.02× the price in Nizhny Novgorod
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.5¥5.6Beijing costs 1.53× the price in Nizhny Novgorod

Supermarket prices

MetricBeijingNizhny NovgorodBeijing vs Nizhny Novgorod
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥74.5¥75.0Nizhny Novgorod costs 1.01× the price in Beijing
🥚 Eggs (12)¥13.9¥10.0Beijing costs 1.40× the price in Nizhny Novgorod
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥12.5¥7.9Beijing costs 1.58× the price in Nizhny Novgorod
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥11.8¥5.0Beijing costs 2.38× the price in Nizhny Novgorod
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.0¥11.5Beijing costs 1.22× the price in Nizhny Novgorod
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.3¥5.0Beijing costs 1.07× the price in Nizhny Novgorod
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥10.9¥22.2Nizhny Novgorod costs 2.04× the price in Beijing
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.7¥7.7Nizhny Novgorod costs 1.14× the price in Beijing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥100.0¥56.9Beijing costs 1.76× the price in Nizhny Novgorod

Rent & property prices

MetricBeijingNizhny NovgorodBeijing vs Nizhny Novgorod
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥6,538¥4,004Beijing costs 1.63× the price in Nizhny Novgorod
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,506¥2,738Beijing costs 1.28× the price in Nizhny Novgorod
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥16,500¥6,344Beijing costs 2.60× the price in Nizhny Novgorod
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥7,584¥4,406Beijing costs 1.72× the price in Nizhny Novgorod
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥83,613¥24,052Beijing costs 3.48× the price in Nizhny Novgorod
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥42,337¥14,931Beijing costs 2.84× the price in Nizhny Novgorod