Helsinki vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
78
46
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
676K
1.21M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 203% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 2046th and 7383rd ($1936 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 28th 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 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 37th and 5846th 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
$15.5
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$5245

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

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