Moscow vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$612
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$543
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
74
55
🏙️ Population
13M
1.21M

The cost of living in Moscow is 68% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5091st and 7383rd ($1075 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Ranked 1st vs 14th best cities to live in Russia, and 1280th vs 5846th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Moscow Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$5245

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

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