Brussels vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
91
63
🏙️ Population
196K
1.2M

The cost of living in Brussels is 93% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 1939th and 5192nd ($2030 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 6th in Russia, while ranked 121st and 5476th 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
$21.2
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$5021

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

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