Boston vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
91
63
🏙️ Population
676K
1.2M

The cost of living in Boston is 250% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 27th and 5192nd ($3680 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 14th in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 105th and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Boston Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$5021

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$705
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$749
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$821
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$804
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$834
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$781
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$981
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$771
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$1066
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$614
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$786
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$1055
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$1030
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$1014
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1678
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$626
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$1084
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$1068
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$648
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$694
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$792
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$789
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$974
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$604
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$791
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$775
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$635
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$845
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$691
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$748
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$830
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$895
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$873