Kolkata vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$362
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$875
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$127
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$215
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$159
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.5
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$928
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
48
😀 Quality of life
61
63
🏙️ Population
4.5M
1.2M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 66% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 9031st and 5192nd ($362 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 14th in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kolkata compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kolkata ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 5764th and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Kolkata Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.1
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.6
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$138
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.12
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.81%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.11
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.01
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.92
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.3
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.9
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1762
$5021

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

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