Chisinau vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$535
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
48
😀 Quality of life
62
63
🏙️ Population
567K
1.2M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 8% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5780th and 5192nd ($969 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 6th in Russia, while ranked 5599th and 5476th 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
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$5021

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$705
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$749
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$821
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$804
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$834
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$781
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$981
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$771
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$1066
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$614
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$786
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$1055
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$1030
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$1014
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1678
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$626
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$1084
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$1068
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$648
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$694
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$792
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$789
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$974
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$604
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$791
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$775
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$635
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$845
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$691
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$748
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$830
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$895
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$873