Nizhny Novgorod vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$328	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.5	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$647	$2086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	96
😀 Quality of life	55	95
🏙️ Population	1.2M	2.75M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 42% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 6811th and 4366th ($717 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Osaka. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 15th best city to live in Russia vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 5853rd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Osaka

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.55	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.62%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2295	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.7	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4568	$8318

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008