Nizhny Novgorod vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$2847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$6052
🏠 One person rent	$459	$1639
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$2560
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$819
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$4285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	48	81
😀 Quality of life	63	95
🏙️ Population	1.2M	718K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 67% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6098th and 342nd ($940 vs $2847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Russia and Norway, respectively. Check Russia vs Norway 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 Oslo. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5641st and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Oslo

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$23.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$16.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$12.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$1331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$2696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$2094
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$11326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$7606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$5.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$34.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$62.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$40.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$15673

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$695
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$791
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$732
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$757
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$773
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$929
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$738
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$950
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$585
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$679
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$738
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$957
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$910
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$891
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1585
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$595
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$978
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$959
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$595
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$680
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$746
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$740
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$905
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$578
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$726
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$712
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$777
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$597
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$795
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$838
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$637
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$677
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$761
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$837
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$811

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2208
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2295
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1876
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2079
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1957
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2130
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1890
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2114
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1959
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1986
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1481
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2164
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1562
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1965
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1594
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1691
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1656
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1397
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1673
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1864
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1311
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1738
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1370
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1612
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1884
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2117
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2584
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2409