Moscow vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.2M

The cost of living in Moscow is 60% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 3277th and 5192nd ($1678 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Ranked 1st vs 6th best cities to live in Russia, and 2774th vs 5476th 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
$11.9
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$5021

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

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