Nizhny Novgorod vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$459	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$4181
😷 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 62% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6098th and 978th ($940 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th 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 7th best city to live in Russia vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 5641st and 10th 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	$12.5	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894