Almaty vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$524
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$810
😷 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% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5852nd and 6098th ($974 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 7th in Russia, while ranked 4192nd and 5641st 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
$7.79
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$4368

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$866
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$842
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$503
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$757
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$580
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$621
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$564
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$575
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$533
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$565
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$661
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$575
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$477
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$557
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$447
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$556
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$561
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$653
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$679
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$562
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$619
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$736
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$537
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$592
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$600
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$827
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$609
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$505
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$590
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$487
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$635
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$585
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$521
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$573
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$694

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$695
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$791
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$732
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$757
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$773
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$726
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$929
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$738
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$950
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$585
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$738
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$957
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$910
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$971
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$891
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1585
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$595
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$978
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$959
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$595
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$680
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$746
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$740
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$905
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$578
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$726
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$777
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$597
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$838
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$637
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$677
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$761
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$837
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$811