Nizhny Novgorod vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$3927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	93
😀 Quality of life	60	98
🏙️ Population	1.2M	2.14M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 62% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6322nd and 1191st ($882 vs $2338) 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 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 5937th and 12th 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	$11.6	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$13377

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736