Almaty vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$499
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
46
😀 Quality of life
65
55
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.21M

The cost of living in Almaty is 47% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6015th and 7383rd ($941 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Kazakhstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 4176th and 5846th 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
$8.28
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$5245

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$498
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$541
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$616
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$507
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$376
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$533
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$654
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$515
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$660
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$514
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$623
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$633
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$672
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$797
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$583
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1075
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$480
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$736
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$566
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$463
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$508
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$522
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$513
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$507
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$551
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$606
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$590
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$589
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$540
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$518
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$519