Bucharest vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$449
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
46
😀 Quality of life
77
56
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.25M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 61% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5593rd and 7706th ($961 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 38th in Romania and Russia, respectively. Check Romania vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 703rd and 5856th 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
$9.66
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$5.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$5368

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$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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