Nizhny Novgorod vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$2062
🏠 One person rent	$430	$647
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$915
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$81.5
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	46	36
😀 Quality of life	60	18
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.48M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 16% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6322nd and 5196th ($882 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 4th in Russia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Russia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 5937th and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$572
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$1061
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$8.54
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$1418

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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 Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$878
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1774
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$563
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$961
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$632
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$674
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$926
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$664
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$644
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$397
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$778
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$705
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1514
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$849
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$752
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$1413
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$665
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$526
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$755
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$664
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$698
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1102
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$852
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1363
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$793
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$810
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$793
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$393
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$646
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$598
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$652
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$781
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1241
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$671
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$835
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$699