London vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$2514
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$928
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	97	63
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.2M

The cost of living in London is 248% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 28th and 5192nd ($3662 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in the United Kingdom and Russia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 4th and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Nizhny Novgorod

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	London	Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$1.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$5021

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$705
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$749
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$821
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$754
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$804
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$834
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$981
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$771
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$614
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$705
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$1055
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$1030
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1678
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$626
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$1084
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$1068
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$648
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$694
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$792
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$789
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$974
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$604
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$791
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$771
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$775
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$635
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$868
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$845
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$691
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$748
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$830
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$895
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$873