Kyiv vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$367
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$550
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
46
😀 Quality of life
65
56
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.25M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 28% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6536th and 7706th ($760 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Ukraine and Russia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 4566th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Kyiv Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$5.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$5368

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

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