Minsk vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$350
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$543
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
62
46
😀 Quality of life
67
55
🏙️ Population
1.99M
1.21M

The cost of living in Minsk is 12% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6834th and 7383rd ($717 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Belarus and Russia, respectively. Check Belarus vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 3775th and 5846th 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
$9.19
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$5245

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$498
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$541
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$616
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$507
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$376
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$533
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$654
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$515
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$660
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$514
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$623
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$633
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$672
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$797
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$583
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1075
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$480
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$736
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$566
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$463
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$508
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$522
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$513
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$507
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$551
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$606
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$590
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$589
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$540
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$518
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$519