Cologne vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$967
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$550
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
46
😀 Quality of life
96
56
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.25M

The cost of living in Cologne is 194% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 2484th and 7706th ($1752 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 38th in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 12th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Cologne Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$5.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$5368

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$497
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$517
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$597
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$488
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$414
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$496
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$646
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$488
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$629
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$542
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$612
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$645
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$653
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$656
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$587
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1021
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$455
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$658
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$525
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$456
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$501
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$518
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$500
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$526
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$427
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$597
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$573
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$623
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$516
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$513
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$511