Essen vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$666
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$721
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
96
60
🏙️ Population
587K
1.2M

The cost of living in Essen is 72% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 3903rd and 6322nd ($1516 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 14th in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 24th and 5937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Essen Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$7.16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$6.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$3800

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$615
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$772
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$650
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$765
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$719
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$672
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$868
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$692
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$863
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$537
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$678
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$898
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$831
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$917
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$800
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1438
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$544
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$914
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$876
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$536
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$672
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$692
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$686
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$837
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$543
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$671
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$727
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$570
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$796
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$582
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$658
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$709
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$783
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$758