Columbus vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
46
😀 Quality of life
88
55
🏙️ Population
906K
1.21M

The cost of living in Columbus is 252% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 1248th and 7383rd ($2252 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 28th 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 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 242nd and 5846th 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
$19.9
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$5.43
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$5245

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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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