Cost of living comparison
France is 2.6 times more expensive than Nizhny Novgorod.
If you lived in France instead of Nizhny Novgorod, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Nizhny Novgorod
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
RUB712.08
|
$16.13
€14.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
RUB398.76
|
$9.98
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
RUB72.18
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
RUB36.52
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Nizhny Novgorod
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
RUB41.52
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
RUB393.94
|
$8.33
€7.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
RUB314.33
|
$4.25
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
RUB116.34
|
$3.47
€3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
RUB161.62
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
RUB56.49
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
RUB41.20
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
RUB67.15
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
RUB91.32
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
RUB29.49
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
RUB21.15
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Nizhny Novgorod
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.40
RUB222.19
|
$7.84
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.63
RUB2,278.64
|
$52.45
€48.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,167.00
RUB2,050,779.55
|
$26,223.89
€24,352.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.45
RUB319.01
|
$18.05
€16.76
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Nizhny Novgorod
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.30
RUB582.81
|
$30.93
€28.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.54
RUB32,337.26
|
$760.64
€706.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.25
RUB19,636.55
|
$610.71
€567.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.55
RUB7,914.73
|
$135.03
€125.40
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Nizhny Novgorod
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.68
RUB30,962.54
|
$674.24
€626.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,433.40
RUB410,155.91
|
$11,309.03
€10,502.13
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Nizhny Novgorod
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
RUB84.88
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
RUB170.90
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
RUB219.32
|
$11.11
€10.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.60
RUB2,830.97
|
$37.98
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.31
RUB398.76
|
$11.22
€10.42
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Nizhny Novgorod
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.23
RUB7,792.08
|
$85.18
€79.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.22
RUB4,091.20
|
$38.90
€36.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
RUB8,176.44
|
$90.98
€84.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.84
RUB8,311.34
|
$122.71
€113.96
|
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