Kyiv vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$454
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$810
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
48
😀 Quality of life
63
63
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.2M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 6% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6441st and 6098th ($882 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Ukraine and Russia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 5524th and 5641st 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
$9.05
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$4368

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$695
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$791
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$732
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$757
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$773
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$726
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$929
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$738
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$950
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$585
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$738
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$957
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$910
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$971
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$891
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1585
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$595
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$978
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$959
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$595
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$680
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$746
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$740
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$905
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$578
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$726
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$777
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$597
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$838
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$637
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$677
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$761
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$837
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$811