Nizhny Novgorod vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$2008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$4747
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$2000
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$3934
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	48	74
😀 Quality of life	63	88
🏙️ Population	1.2M	486K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 48% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 5192nd and 1993rd ($1051 vs $2008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1551st 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 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 2 months in Omaha. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Omaha ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 5476th and 287th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$2189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$1917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$21139

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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

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018