Nizhny Novgorod vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nizhny Novgorod Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$639
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1645
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$289
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$547
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$543
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
55
79
🏙️ Population
1.21M
1.33M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 38% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7383rd and 5386th ($639 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 468th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 5846th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Saitama

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Nizhny Novgorod Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.02
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.29
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$650
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.5
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.97
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.01%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1329
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.43
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.27
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.45
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$274
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5245
$12701

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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

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075