Chennai vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$159
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
78
46
😀 Quality of life
66
55
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.21M

The cost of living in Chennai is 32% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8907th and 7383rd ($433 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 28th in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 4094th and 5846th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Chennai Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$5.43
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$5245

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$498
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$541
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$616
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$507
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$376
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$533
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$654
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$515
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$660
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$514
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$623
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$633
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$672
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$797
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$583
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1075
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$480
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$736
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$566
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$463
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$508
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$522
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$513
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$507
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$551
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$606
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$590
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$589
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$540
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$518
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$519