Nizhny Novgorod vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nizhny Novgorod Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1590
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$255
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$507
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$550
$1764
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
56
79
🏙️ Population
1.25M
1.33M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 44% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7706th and 4896th ($596 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 145th 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 1.7 months in Saitama. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 5856th and 484th 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
$7.61
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.54%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1219
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.51
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.08
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.49
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.38
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$311
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5368
$13860

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039