Lima vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$1828
🏠 One person rent	$407	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$48.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$647
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	46
😀 Quality of life	65	55
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.2M

The cost of living in Lima is 36% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5647th and 6811th ($977 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Peru and Russia, respectively. Check Peru vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 15th in Russia, while ranked 4234th and 5853rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Nizhny Novgorod

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	Lima	Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$462
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$6.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	14.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$2295
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$4568

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$554
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$592
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$681
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$537
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$540
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$438
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$734
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$564
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$719
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$524
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$559
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$675
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$743
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$622
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1244
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$528
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$786
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$633
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$508
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$561
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$590
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$612
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$552
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$584
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$609
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$580
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$639
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$430
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$613
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$656
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$538
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$605
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$593
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$555
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$557