Islamabad vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$496
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$228
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$928
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
48
😀 Quality of life
50
63
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.2M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 53% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8685th and 5192nd ($496 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Pakistan and Russia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Islamabad ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 6656th and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Islamabad Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$233
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.2
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.59%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1529
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.85
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.95
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.68
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.5
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3550
$5021

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$446
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$371
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$280
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$373
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$253
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$321
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$394
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$335
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$391
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$382
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$313
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$286
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$309
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$393
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$332
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$396
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$381
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$359
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$450
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$306
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$379
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$397
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$339
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$371
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$438
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$340
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$456
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$346
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$504
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$401
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$350
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$391
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$440
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$447
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$447
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$705
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$749
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$821
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$804
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$834
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$781
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$981
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$771
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$1066
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$614
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$786
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$1055
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$1030
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$1014
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1678
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$626
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$1084
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$1068
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$648
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$694
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$792
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$789
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$974
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$604
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$791
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$775
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$635
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$845
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$691
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$748
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$830
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$895
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$873