Moscow vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$959
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$810
😷 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 69% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 3728th and 6098th ($1585 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Ranked 1st vs 7th best cities to live in Russia, and 3206th vs 5641st 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
$13.2
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$4368

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$695
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$791
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$732
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$757
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$773
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$726
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$929
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$738
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$950
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$585
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$738
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$957
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$910
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$971
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$891
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1585
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$595
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$978
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$959
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$595
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$680
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$746
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$740
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$905
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$578
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$726
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$777
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$597
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$838
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$637
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$677
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$761
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$837
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$811