Nizhny Novgorod vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$459	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$169
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$462
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	48	5
😀 Quality of life	63	45
🏙️ Population	1.2M	115K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 128% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6098th and 8957th ($940 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Russia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Russia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5641st and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Thimphu

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$633

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$695
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$791
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$732
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$757
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$773
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$929
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$738
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$950
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$585
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$679
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$738
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$957
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$910
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$891
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1585
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$595
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$978
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$959
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$595
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$680
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$746
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$740
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$905
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$578
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$726
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$712
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$777
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$597
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$795
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$838
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$637
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$677
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$761
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$837
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$811

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$443
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$943
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$310
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$299
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$339
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$315
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$299
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1012
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$283
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$293
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$344
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$300
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$287
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$278
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$253
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$281
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$284
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$298
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$350
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$412
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$340
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$481
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$355
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$351
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$281
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$285
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$319
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$314
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$290
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$308
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$284
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$280
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$285