Nizhny Novgorod vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nizhny Novgorod	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$639	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1645	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$289	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$547	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.7	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$543	$570
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	46	5
😀 Quality of life	55	50
🏙️ Population	1.21M	115K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 65% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7383rd and 9013th ($639 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Russia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Russia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5846th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.02	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.97	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1329	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.43	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.27	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.45	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.71	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.7	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.3	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.1	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5245	$691

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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	$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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284