Nizhny Novgorod vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	48	94
😀 Quality of life	63	96
🏙️ Population	1.2M	2.14M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 59% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5192nd and 791st ($1051 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd in Russia and Australia, respectively. Check Russia vs Australia 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 Perth. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 5476th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Perth

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$17749

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913