Nizhny Novgorod vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$430	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	46	5
😀 Quality of life	60	42
🏙️ Population	1.2M	115K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 110% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6322nd and 8940th ($882 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5937th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$653

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289