Bucharest vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$525
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$721
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
46
😀 Quality of life
81
60
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.2M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 27% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 4913th and 6322nd ($1116 vs $882) 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 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 646th and 5937th 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
$11.7
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$7.16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$1848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$6.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$3800

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$970
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$615
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$772
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$650
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$765
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$719
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$672
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$868
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$692
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$863
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$537
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$678
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$898
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$831
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$917
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$800
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1438
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$544
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$914
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$876
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$536
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$672
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$692
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$686
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$837
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$543
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$671
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$727
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$570
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$796
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$582
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$658
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$709
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$783
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$758