Nizhny Novgorod vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$6013
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1622
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$2504
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$818
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$4320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	48	81
😀 Quality of life	63	94
🏙️ Population	1.2M	718K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 63% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 5192nd and 381st ($1051 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 6th best city to live in Russia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5476th and 27th 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	$14.4	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$12.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$15566

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336