Melbourne vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
100
63
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.2M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 142% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 829th and 5192nd ($2543 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th in Australia and Russia, respectively. Check Australia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 1st and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Melbourne Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$5021

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

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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