Essen vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$681
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
585K
1.21M

The cost of living in Essen is 139% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 3595th and 7383rd ($1525 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 28th in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 31st and 5846th 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
$13.6
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$5245

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

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