Istanbul vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$587
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
77
55
🏙️ Population
15.5M
1.21M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 76% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 4816th and 7383rd ($1125 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Turkey and Russia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 790th and 5846th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Istanbul Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$5245

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985

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