Bern vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$1828
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$328
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$616
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$48.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$647
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
46
😀 Quality of life
94
55
🏙️ Population
135K
1.2M

The cost of living in Bern is 232% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 987th and 6811th ($2381 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 24th in Switzerland and Russia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 15th in Russia, while ranked 36th and 5853rd 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
$23.7
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$462
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$6.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
14.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$2295
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$4568

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Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3233
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$554
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$592
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$681
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$537
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$540
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$438
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$523
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$734
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$564
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$719
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$524
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$559
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$675
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$676
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$743
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$867
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$622
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1244
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$528
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$786
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$633
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$508
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$561
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$590
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$612
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$552
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$584
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$609
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$580
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$639
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$430
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$656
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$538
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$605
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$593
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$555
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$557