Moscow vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Moscow | Nizhny Novgorod | |
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Moscow is 73% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 4359th and 6811th ($1244 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Russia.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Ranked 1st vs 15th best cities to live in Russia, and 1187th vs 5853rd 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Khimki | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Krasnogorsk | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Lyubertsy | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Mytishchi | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Balashikha | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Korolyov | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Podolsk | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Elektrostal | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Obninsk | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Kaluga | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Tver | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Tula | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Vladimir | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Ryazan | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Yaroslavl | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Ivanovo | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Rybinsk | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Kostroma | |
| 326 km or 202 mi | Oryol | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Bryansk | |
| 366 km or 228 mi | Dzerzhinsk | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Smolensk | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Lipetsk | |
| 376 km or 234 mi | Cherepovets | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Nizhny Novgorod | |
| 408 km or 254 mi | Vologda | |
| 419 km or 260 mi | Tambov | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Kursk | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Voronezh | |
| 474 km or 294 mi |  Vitebsk | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Veliky Novgorod | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Starooskolsky | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Stary Oskol | |
| 509 km or 316 mi | Mogilev | |
| 513 km or 319 mi | Saransk | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Penza | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Gomel | |
| 571 km or 355 mi |  Sumy | |
| 577 km or 359 mi | Belgorod | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Cheboksary |
Cities near Nizhny Novgorod
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 36 km or 22 mi | Dzerzhinsk | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Ivanovo | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Cheboksary | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Vladimir | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Yoshkar-Ola | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Kostroma | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Saransk | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Yaroslavl | |
| 323 km or 200 mi | Kazan | |
| 331 km or 205 mi | Ryazan | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Elektrostal | |
| 353 km or 220 mi | Penza | |
| 355 km or 221 mi | Ulyanovsk | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Rybinsk | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Balashikha | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Korolyov | |
| 387 km or 240 mi | Lyubertsy | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Mytishchi | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Moscow | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Vologda | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Khimki | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Podolsk | |
| 418 km or 260 mi | Krasnogorsk | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Kirov | |
| 434 km or 270 mi | Tambov | |
| 453 km or 281 mi | Syzran | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Tolyatti | |
| 469 km or 291 mi | Tula | |
| 477 km or 297 mi | Cherepovets | |
| 482 km or 300 mi | Obninsk | |
| 492 km or 305 mi | Nizhnekamsk | |
| 498 km or 310 mi | Tver | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Lipetsk | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Naberezhnye Chelny | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Samara | |
| 527 km or 328 mi | Kaluga | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Balakovo | |
| 544 km or 338 mi | Almetyevsk | |
| 549 km or 341 mi | Saratov | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Engels |