Columbus vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
48
😀 Quality of life
88
63
🏙️ Population
906K
1.2M

The cost of living in Columbus is 104% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 1634th and 5192nd ($2140 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 14th in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 266th and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Columbus Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$5021

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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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