Bern vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
46
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
135K
1.21M

The cost of living in Bern is 293% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 743rd and 7383rd ($2512 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 28th in Switzerland and Russia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 33rd and 5846th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Bern Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$5245

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

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