Almaty vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$531
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
48
😀 Quality of life
70
63
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.2M

The cost of living in Almaty is 4% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5468th and 5192nd ($1014 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Kazakhstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 3901st and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Almaty Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$5021

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$705
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$749
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$821
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$804
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$834
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$781
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$981
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$771
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$1066
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$614
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$786
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$1055
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$1030
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$1014
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1678
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$626
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$1084
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$1068
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$648
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$694
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$792
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$789
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$974
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$604
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$791
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$775
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$635
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$845
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$691
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$748
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$830
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$895
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$873