Helsinki vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$937
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$550
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
78
46
😀 Quality of life
95
56
🏙️ Population
665K
1.25M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 206% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 2273rd and 7706th ($1825 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Finland and Russia, respectively. Check Finland vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 26th and 5856th 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
$14.3
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$5.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$5368

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$497
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$517
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$597
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$488
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$414
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$496
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$646
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$488
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$629
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$542
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$612
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$645
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$653
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$656
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$587
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1021
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$455
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$658
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$525
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$456
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$501
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$518
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$500
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$526
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$427
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$597
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$573
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$623
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$516
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$513
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$511