Helsinki vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$991
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$810
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
48
😀 Quality of life
94
63
🏙️ Population
687K
1.2M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 112% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 2068th and 6098th ($1990 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Finland and Russia, respectively. Check Finland vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 48th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Helsinki Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$4368

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$695
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$791
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$732
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$757
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$773
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$726
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$929
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$738
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$950
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$585
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$738
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$957
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$910
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$971
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$891
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1585
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$595
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$978
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$959
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$595
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$680
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$746
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$740
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$905
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$578
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$726
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$777
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$597
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$838
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$637
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$677
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$761
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$837
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$811