Calgary vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$810
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
53
48
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.2M

The cost of living in Calgary is 125% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 1716th and 6098th ($2118 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 16th in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 209th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Calgary Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$4368

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$1801
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$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
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$1620
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$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

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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