Houston vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2295
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$818
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$810
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.2M

The cost of living in Houston is 141% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 1354th and 6098th ($2265 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 16th in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 16th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Nizhny Novgorod

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	Houston	Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$4368

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$695
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$791
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$732
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$757
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$773
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$929
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$738
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$950
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$585
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$679
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$738
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$957
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$910
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$891
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1585
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$595
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$978
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$959
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$595
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$680
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$746
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$740
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$905
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$578
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$726
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$712
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$777
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$597
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$795
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$838
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$637
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$677
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$761
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$837
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$811