Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Nizhny Novgorod vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Nizhny Novgorod is 48.6% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 61.4% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Groceries: pay 53.6% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Transportation: pay 47.1% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Housing: pay 70.1% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Childcare: pay 53.7% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.6% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Clothing: pay 5.7% less in Nizhny Novgorod

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

Nizhny Novgorod vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.4% less for restaurants

	Rome	Nizhny Novgorod
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €13.95	$8.17 RUB640.36	-49.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.30	$4.49 RUB352.20	-58.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.94	$0.80 RUB63.09	-64.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.97	$0.29 RUB22.76	-74.2%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 53.6% less for groceries

	Rome	Nizhny Novgorod
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.55	$0.43 RUB33.66	-75.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.08	$3.71 RUB290.83	-47.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.38	$3.00 RUB234.94	-51.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.26	$1.27 RUB99.55	-66.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.24	$1.80 RUB140.84	-63.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.93	$0.50 RUB38.91	-53.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.80	$0.56 RUB43.54	-39.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.77	$0.68 RUB53.34	-23.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.95	$0.87 RUB68.23	-20.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.63	$0.20 RUB15.60	-72.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.68	$0.20 RUB15.31	-75.1%
Average			-53.6%

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pay 47.1% less for transportation

	Rome	Nizhny Novgorod
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.20	$2.10 RUB164.31	-70.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €32.55	$14.29 RUB1,120.63	-61.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €23,249.68	$30,621.85 RUB2,401,357.37	+14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €14.88	$5.10 RUB400.23	-70.2%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 70.1% less for housing

	Rome	Nizhny Novgorod
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.56	$5.80 RUB454.83	-80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,024.18	$345.25 RUB27,074.13	-70.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €662.15	$223.28 RUB17,509.90	-70.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €145.14	$69.19 RUB5,425.49	-58.6%
Average			-70.1%

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pay 53.7% less for childcare

	Rome	Nizhny Novgorod
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €441.52	$260.85 RUB20,456.01	-48.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,102.93	$4,338.10 RUB340,192.29	-58.6%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Nizhny Novgorod
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.65	$1.02 RUB80.05	-81.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.32	$1.81 RUB141.73	+18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.58	$2.25 RUB176.10	-65.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €50.60	$25.89 RUB2,030.15	-55.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.30	$4.34 RUB340.19	-59.5%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 5.7% less for clothing

	Rome	Nizhny Novgorod
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €56.78	$63.23 RUB4,958.36	-3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €26.67	$33.00 RUB2,588.13	+7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €66.96	$77.09 RUB6,045.52	-0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €88.78	$74.85 RUB5,869.98	-26.8%
Average			-5.7%

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