Nizhny Novgorod vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nizhny Novgorod Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2514
$2729
🏠 One person rent
$528
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$928
$1107
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.6
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$928
$1033
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
48
48
😀 Quality of life
63
64
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.47M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 10% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5192nd and 4849th ($1051 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 4th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Ranked 6th vs 5th best cities to live in Russia, and 5476th vs 5361st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Yekaterinburg

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Nizhny Novgorod Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1089
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$717
$877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.07
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.53%
21.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3459
$2871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2313
$1871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.24
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.76
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.47
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$91.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5021
$7933

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$705
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$749
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$821
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$804
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$834
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$781
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$981
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$771
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$1066
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$614
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$786
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$1055
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$1030
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$1014
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1678
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$626
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$1084
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$1068
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$648
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$694
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$792
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$789
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$974
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$604
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$791
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$775
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$635
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$845
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$691
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$748
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$830
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$895
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$873

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$757
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$780
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$791
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$1024
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$713
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$913
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$702
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$708
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$788
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$840
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$830
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$615
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$812
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$648
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$763
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$981
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$606
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$727
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$845
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$789
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$749
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$819
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$620
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$792
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$784
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$748
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$834
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754