Helsinki vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1947
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$972
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1698
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3432
$721
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
78
46
😀 Quality of life
96
60
🏙️ Population
687K
1.2M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 121% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 2171st and 6322nd ($1947 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Finland and Russia, respectively. Check Finland vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 30th and 5937th 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
$15.4
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.72
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$7.16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5238
$1848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$6.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$3800

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1937
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1655
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1611
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1561
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1383
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1394
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1372
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1601
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1566
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1618
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1589
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1516
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$999
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1561
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1516
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1521
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1545
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1524
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1422
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1437
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1476
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1064
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1503
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1184
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1083
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1041
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1386
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1353
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1363
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1174

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

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