Nizhny Novgorod vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.5	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$647	$3699
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	46	79
😀 Quality of life	55	94
🏙️ Population	1.2M	709K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 69% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6811th and 1171st ($717 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 1.6 months in Oslo. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 15th best city to live in Russia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5853rd 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	$9.04	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.55	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.62%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2295	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4568	$8593

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006