Nizhny Novgorod vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nizhny Novgorod Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$328
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$616
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$647
$1611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
55
77
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.33M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 40% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6811th and 4495th ($717 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 15th best city to live in Russia vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 5853rd and 748th 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
$9.04
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.55
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.62%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2295
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4568
$14676

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$564
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$719
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$524
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$559
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$675
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$676
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$743
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$867
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$622
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$1244
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$528
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$786
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$633
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$791
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$508
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$561
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$590
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$612
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$552
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$584
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$609
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$580
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$639
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$430
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
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$656
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$538
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$605
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$593
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$555
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$1041
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$1066
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$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
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$1081
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$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
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$1086
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$1111
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$1111
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$1222
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$1088
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$1169
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$1136
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$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
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$1137
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$1090
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$1071
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$1079
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$1607
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$1114
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$1080
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$1071
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$1109
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$1099
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$1124
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$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
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$1091
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$1108
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$1125