Incheon vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Incheon	Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1088	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2652	$2140
🏠 One person rent	$472	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$97	$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2404	$721
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	46
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	2.94M	1.2M

The cost of living in Incheon is 23% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5002nd and 6322nd ($1088 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 14th in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Incheon compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Incheon ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 44th and 5937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Incheon vs Nizhny Novgorod

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	Incheon	Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$7.16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6350	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5235	$1848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.19	$6.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.98	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.6	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.52	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.9	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10957	$3800

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Cities near Incheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi	Bucheon	$1175
19 km or 12 mi	Gimpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
22 km or 14 mi	Ansan	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1004
27 km or 17 mi	Goyang	$1097
28 km or 18 mi	Gunpo	$1112
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
31 km or 19 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
31 km or 19 mi	Uiwang	$1080
34 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1383
38 km or 23 mi	Suwon	$1066
42 km or 26 mi	Siheung	$1307
43 km or 27 mi	Seongnam	$1435
44 km or 27 mi	Paju	$1065
46 km or 29 mi	Guri	$1134
47 km or 29 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
50 km or 31 mi	Yangju	$948
51 km or 31 mi	Hanam	$1178
51 km or 32 mi	Osan	$1076
53 km or 33 mi	Namyangju	$1138
54 km or 34 mi	Gwangju	$1196
55 km or 34 mi	Yongin	$1120
57 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1568
62 km or 38 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1059
65 km or 40 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
68 km or 42 mi	Pocheon	$1028
73 km or 45 mi	Icheon	$1171
75 km or 47 mi	Anseong	$1078
78 km or 48 mi	Seosan	$1068
86 km or 53 mi	Cheonan	$1153
89 km or 56 mi	Yeoju	$1079
104 km or 64 mi	Haeju	$1565
106 km or 66 mi	Chuncheon	$874
113 km or 70 mi	Wonju	$1110
118 km or 74 mi	Cheongju	$924
120 km or 74 mi	Gongju	$1063
122 km or 76 mi	Sejong	$1020
126 km or 78 mi	Boryeong	$1085

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758