Bucharest vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$562
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
78
48
😀 Quality of life
84
63
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.2M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 9% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 4877th and 5192nd ($1148 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Romania and Russia, respectively. Check Romania vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 482nd and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Bucharest Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$5021

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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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