Brussels vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$550
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
89
56
🏙️ Population
189K
1.25M

The cost of living in Brussels is 214% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 2147th and 7706th ($1869 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Belgium and Russia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 148th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Brussels Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$5368

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

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