Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.8 times more expensive than Nizhny Novgorod.
If you lived in Germany instead of Nizhny Novgorod, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Nizhny Novgorod
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
RUB706.46
|
$13.72
€12.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
RUB403.69
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
RUB65.60
|
$2.83
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
RUB29.33
|
$2.48
€2.30
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Nizhny Novgorod
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
RUB40.17
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.77
RUB347.38
|
$6.75
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
RUB288.16
|
$4.24
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
RUB113.84
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
RUB164.20
|
$7.19
€6.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
RUB45.76
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.27
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB66.21
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RUB81.18
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.04
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.07
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Nizhny Novgorod
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.19
RUB202.34
|
$7.16
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.32
RUB1,412.92
|
$54.61
€50.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,444.00
RUB2,623,985.26
|
$29,249.82
€27,136.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RUB504.61
|
$23.30
€21.62
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Nizhny Novgorod
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.04
RUB556.91
|
$49.15
€45.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.31
RUB28,441.98
|
$800.45
€742.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.35
RUB18,390.32
|
$616.33
€571.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.38
RUB6,953.52
|
$232.30
€215.52
|
|
pay 88.0% more for childcare
Nizhny Novgorod
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$307.69
RUB28,384.46
|
$434.24
€402.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,324.13
RUB491,156.22
|
$12,512.98
€11,608.92
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Nizhny Novgorod
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RUB100.92
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
RUB160.63
|
$3.44
€3.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
RUB214.46
|
$8.81
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.85
RUB2,476.59
|
$35.42
€32.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.38
RUB403.69
|
$12.56
€11.65
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
Nizhny Novgorod
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.96
RUB5,623.63
|
$83.65
€77.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.45
RUB2,901.52
|
$41.29
€38.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.56
RUB6,878.67
|
$89.84
€83.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.33
RUB6,672.10
|
$120.25
€111.56
|
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