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Nizhny Novgorod vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Nizhny Novgorod is 0.1% cheaper than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.6% more in Nizhny Novgorod
Groceries: pay 7.6% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Transportation: pay 1.7% more in Nizhny Novgorod
Housing: pay 7.9% more in Nizhny Novgorod
Childcare: pay 22.2% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Clothing: pay 18.6% more in Nizhny Novgorod

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, and transportation in Nizhny Novgorod are more expensive than in Russia. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nizhny Novgorod.

Nizhny Novgorod vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nizhny Novgorod instead of Russia, you would:

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pay 8.6% more for restaurants

	Russia	Nizhny Novgorod
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB779.02	$11.91 RUB961.29	+23.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB446.34	$5.66 RUB456.61	+2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB85.18	$1.30 RUB104.87	+23.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB41.37	$0.44 RUB35.39	-14.4%
Average			+8.6%

Russia vs. Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.6% less for groceries

	Russia	Nizhny Novgorod
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB50.87	$0.59 RUB47.25	-7.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB405.31	$5.00 RUB403.74	-0.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB340.65	$3.81 RUB307.58	-9.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB129.02	$1.44 RUB116.22	-9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB177.56	$2.26 RUB182.34	+2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB63.70	$0.73 RUB59.01	-7.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB64.71	$0.72 RUB57.89	-10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB75.05	$0.84 RUB67.77	-9.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB101.23	$1.19 RUB96.15	-5.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB30.61	$0.30 RUB24.16	-21.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB24.46	$0.29 RUB23.04	-5.8%
Average			-7.6%

Russia vs. Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.7% more for transportation

	Russia	Nizhny Novgorod
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB217.37	$2.72 RUB219.48	+1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,752.75	$15.19 RUB1,225.64	-30.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2,546,970.87	$35,737.37 RUB2,883,861.70	+13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB399.03	$6.08 RUB490.26	+22.9%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 7.9% more for housing

	Russia	Nizhny Novgorod
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB610.80	$7.03 RUB567.16	-7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB35,018.96	$536.06 RUB43,257.93	+23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB24,276.80	$348.21 RUB28,099.17	+15.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,678.93	$82.37 RUB6,646.80	-0.5%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 22.2% less for childcare

	Russia	Nizhny Novgorod
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB24,265.18	$324.91 RUB26,218.54	+8.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB627,838.39	$3,692.86 RUB297,999.04	-52.5%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Nizhny Novgorod
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB137.13	$0.98 RUB79.31	-42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB174.94	$2.43 RUB196.26	+12.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB216.49	$2.62 RUB211.48	-2.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,892.37	$28.16 RUB2,272.13	-21.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB413.59	$5.96 RUB480.64	+16.2%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 18.6% more for clothing

	Russia	Nizhny Novgorod
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB5,048.03	$74.45 RUB6,008.05	+19.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,528.29	$50.63 RUB4,085.47	+15.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB8,306.25	$125.08 RUB10,093.52	+21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,854.57	$115.15 RUB9,292.44	+18.3%
Average			+18.6%

Russia vs. Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of clothing

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