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Nizhny Novgorod vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Nizhny Novgorod is 44.8% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 45.3% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Groceries: pay 46.1% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Transportation: pay 46.4% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Housing: pay 58.8% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Childcare: pay 63.8% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.4% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Clothing: pay 1.3% more in Nizhny Novgorod

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Nizhny Novgorod.

Nizhny Novgorod vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.3% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Nizhny Novgorod
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$11.91 RUB909.72	-17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$5.66 RUB432.12	-38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$1.30 RUB99.24	-47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.44 RUB33.49	-77.8%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 46.1% less for groceries

	Wellington	Nizhny Novgorod
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.59 RUB44.72	-70.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$5.00 RUB382.08	+24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$3.81 RUB291.08	-43.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$1.44 RUB109.99	-78.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$2.26 RUB172.56	-52.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$0.73 RUB55.84	-46.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.72 RUB54.79	-29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$0.84 RUB64.13	-36.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.19 RUB90.99	-48.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.30 RUB22.87	-66.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.29 RUB21.80	-57.9%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 46.4% less for transportation

	Wellington	Nizhny Novgorod
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$2.72 RUB207.70	-55.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$15.19 RUB1,159.89	-86.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$35,737.37 RUB2,729,161.03	+14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$6.08 RUB463.96	-58.3%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 58.8% less for housing

	Wellington	Nizhny Novgorod
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$7.03 RUB536.74	-85.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$536.06 RUB40,937.42	-56.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$348.21 RUB26,591.83	-68.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$82.37 RUB6,290.24	-24.7%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 63.8% less for childcare

	Wellington	Nizhny Novgorod
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$324.91 RUB24,812.09	-57.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$3,692.86 RUB282,013.31	-69.8%
Average			-63.8%

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pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Nizhny Novgorod
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$0.98 RUB75.05	-85.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$2.43 RUB185.73	-31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$2.62 RUB200.14	-89.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$28.16 RUB2,150.25	-17.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$5.96 RUB454.86	-48.4%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 1.3% more for clothing

	Wellington	Nizhny Novgorod
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$74.45 RUB5,685.75	+7.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$50.63 RUB3,866.31	+8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$125.08 RUB9,552.06	+10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$115.15 RUB8,793.96	-21.3%
Average			+1.3%

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