Columbus vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
46
😀 Quality of life
87
56
🏙️ Population
906K
1.25M

The cost of living in Columbus is 270% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 1282nd and 7706th ($2202 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 38th 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 47th best city to live in the United States vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 202nd and 5856th 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
$18.1
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$5.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$5368

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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
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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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