Bern vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$550
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
46
😀 Quality of life
94
56
🏙️ Population
134K
1.25M

The cost of living in Bern is 331% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 579th and 7706th ($2569 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 38th in Switzerland and Russia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 44th and 5856th 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
$24.4
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$5.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$5368

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$497
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$517
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$597
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$488
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$414
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$496
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$646
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$488
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$629
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$542
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$612
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$645
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$653
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$656
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$587
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1021
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$455
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$658
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$525
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$456
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$501
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$518
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$500
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$526
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$427
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$597
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$573
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$623
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$516
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$513
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$511