Nizhny Novgorod vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$328	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.5	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$647	$1425
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	69
😀 Quality of life	55	68
🏙️ Population	1.2M	720K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 24% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 6811th and 5814th ($717 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 703rd in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 15th best city to live in Russia vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 5853rd and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Okayama

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.55	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.62%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2295	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.7	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4568	$16248

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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

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545