Chisinau vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Chisinau | Nizhny Novgorod | |
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The cost of living in Chisinau is 3% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5911th and 6098th ($967 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Moldova and Russia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Russia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 5736th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Chisinau vs Nizhny Novgorod
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| Chisinau | Nizhny Novgorod | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 42 km or 26 mi | Orhei | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Bender | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Tiraspol | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Comrat | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Ungheni | |
| 95 km or 59 mi |  Vaslui | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Iasi | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Balti | |
| 126 km or 79 mi | Barlad | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Cahul | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Soroca | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Roman | |
| 154 km or 96 mi |  Odesa | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Bacau | |
| 184 km or 115 mi | Botosani | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Galati | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Piatra Neamt | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Focsani | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Tulcea | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Braila | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Suceava | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Mykolaiv | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Vinnytsia | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Buzau | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Chernivtsi | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Sfantu Gheorghe | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Kherson | |
| 292 km or 181 mi | Brasov | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Slobozia | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Khmelnytskyi | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Kropyvnytskyi | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Mamaia | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Constanta | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Ploiesti | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Bila Tserkva | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Targu Mures | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Bistrita | |
| 334 km or 207 mi | Calarasi | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Voluntari |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 36 km or 22 mi |  Dzerzhinsk | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Ivanovo | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Cheboksary | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Vladimir | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Yoshkar-Ola | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Kostroma | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Saransk | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Yaroslavl | |
| 323 km or 200 mi | Kazan | |
| 331 km or 205 mi | Ryazan | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Elektrostal | |
| 353 km or 220 mi | Penza | |
| 355 km or 221 mi | Ulyanovsk | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Rybinsk | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Balashikha | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Korolyov | |
| 387 km or 240 mi | Lyubertsy | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Mytishchi | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Moscow | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Vologda | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Khimki | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Podolsk | |
| 418 km or 260 mi | Krasnogorsk | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Kirov | |
| 434 km or 270 mi | Tambov | |
| 453 km or 281 mi | Syzran | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Tolyatti | |
| 469 km or 291 mi | Tula | |
| 477 km or 297 mi | Cherepovets | |
| 482 km or 300 mi | Obninsk | |
| 492 km or 305 mi | Nizhnekamsk | |
| 498 km or 310 mi | Tver | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Lipetsk | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Naberezhnye Chelny | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Samara | |
| 527 km or 328 mi | Kaluga | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Balakovo | |
| 544 km or 338 mi | Almetyevsk | |
| 549 km or 341 mi | Saratov | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Engels |