Almaty vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$477
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$721
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
46
😀 Quality of life
70
60
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.2M

The cost of living in Almaty is 0.3% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6307th and 6322nd ($884 vs $882) 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 0.7 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 4103rd and 5937th 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
$6.77
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$7.16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$6.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$3800

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$615
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$772
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$650
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$765
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$719
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$672
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$868
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$692
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$863
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$537
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$678
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$898
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$831
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$917
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$800
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1438
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$544
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$914
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$876
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$536
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$672
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$692
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$686
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$837
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$543
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$671
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$727
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$570
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$796
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$582
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$658
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$709
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$783
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$758