Nizhny Novgorod vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nizhny Novgorod Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$639
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1645
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$289
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$547
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$543
$6770
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
81
😀 Quality of life
55
98
🏙️ Population
1.21M
447K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 81% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7383rd and 41st ($639 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 3rd in Russia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Russia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 2 months in Zurich. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5846th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Zurich

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Nizhny Novgorod Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.02
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$9.29
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$650
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.5
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.97
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.01%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1329
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.43
$44.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.27
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.45
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$274
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5245
$20539

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2483
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2843