Nizhny Novgorod vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nizhny Novgorod	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$596	$960
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1590	$2437
🏠 One person rent	$255	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$507	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.3	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$1444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	68
😀 Quality of life	56	70
🏙️ Population	1.25M	720K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 38% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 7706th and 5599th ($596 vs $960) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 552nd in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Okayama ranked 485th in Japan, while ranked 5856th and 2946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Okayama

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.95	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.54%	1.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1862	$3983
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$2923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$53.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.51	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.08	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$6.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.49	$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$46.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.38	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$311	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5368	$9023

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$497
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$517
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$597
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$545
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$488
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$414
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$496
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$646
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$488
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$542
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$493
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$612
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$645
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$653
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$656
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$587
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1021
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$455
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$658
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$525
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$732
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$456
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$501
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$518
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$500
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$526
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$427
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$597
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$536
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$573
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$401
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$623
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$490
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$562
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$516
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$513
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$511

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$919
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$926
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$923
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$910
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$946
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$920
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$902
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$894
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$885
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$901
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$888
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$900
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$913
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$889
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$900
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$983
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$965
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$890
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$900
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$939
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1002
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$907
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$920
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$968
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$909
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$972
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1021
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$912
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$879
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1030
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1003
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$958
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$916
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$945
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$882
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1132
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1012
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1041
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1036