Nizhny Novgorod vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$2483
🏠 One person rent	$430	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$925
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$36.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	18
😀 Quality of life	60	69
🏙️ Population	1.2M	151K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 16% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 6322nd and 5220th ($882 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 8th in Russia and Montenegro, respectively. Check Russia vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.1 months in Podgorica. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 5937th and 4341st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$8.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$2800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$9.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$7507

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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 Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1195
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$1115
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1261
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$819
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1111
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1107
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1539
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1610
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$1041
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$945
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1294
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$557
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$720
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$760
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$655
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$932
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$858
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$849
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$701
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$764
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$883
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$918
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$887
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$572
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$618
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1349
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$667
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$819
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1392
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$857
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$707
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1503