Nizhny Novgorod vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$2106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$5002
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1238
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$2160
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$95.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$4098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	46	76
😀 Quality of life	60	90
🏙️ Population	1.2M	486K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 58% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 6322nd and 1714th ($882 vs $2106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1428th in Russia and the United States, respectively. Check Russia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Omaha ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 5937th and 232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Omaha

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$947
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$2216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$1742
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$9.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$24851

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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

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943