Bern vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$810
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
48
😀 Quality of life
97
63
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.2M

The cost of living in Bern is 233% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 149th and 6098th ($3134 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 16th in Switzerland and Russia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 6th and 5641st 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
$26.4
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$7.02
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$4368

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2997
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2817
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2678
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2823
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3165
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3150
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3331
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3380
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3367
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2546
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3171
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3080
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3524
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3677
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1721
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3299
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2465
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3277
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4151
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3556
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3360
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3328
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3367
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1526
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1436
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3494
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3457
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3784
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3414
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3353
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3281
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3345
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318

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