Nizhny Novgorod vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$328	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.5	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$647	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	46	5
😀 Quality of life	55	34
🏙️ Population	1.2M	115K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 70% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6811th and 8915th ($717 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 15th best city to live in Russia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5853rd and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.55	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.62%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2295	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.7	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4568	$666

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$554
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$592
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$681
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$537
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$540
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$438
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$734
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$564
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$719
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$524
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$559
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$675
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$743
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$622
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1244
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$528
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$786
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$633
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$508
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$561
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$590
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$612
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$552
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$584
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$609
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$580
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$639
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$430
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$613
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$656
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$538
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$605
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$593
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$555
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$557

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300