Minsk vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$455
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$928
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
48
😀 Quality of life
68
63
🏙️ Population
2M
1.2M

The cost of living in Minsk is 12% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6121st and 5192nd ($924 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Belarus and Russia, respectively. Check Belarus vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 4446th and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Minsk Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$5021

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853

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