Brussels vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$810
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
196K
1.2M

The cost of living in Brussels is 120% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 1872nd and 6098th ($2065 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Belgium and Russia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 99th and 5641st 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
$24.7
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$4368

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

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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