Nizhny Novgorod vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$528	$542
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$925
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$36.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$1167
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	19
😀 Quality of life	63	68
🏙️ Population	1.2M	151K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 0.2% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 5192nd and 5175th ($1051 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 7th in Russia and Montenegro, respectively. Check Russia vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.1 months in Podgorica. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 5476th and 4447th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$739
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$67.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	5.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$3197
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$7.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$4.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$88.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$7713

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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 Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$930
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1207
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$1078
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1265
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$849
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1092
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1093
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1661
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$1030
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$918
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1264
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$581
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$770
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$758
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$718
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$687
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$949
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$826
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$880
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$727
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$738
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$772
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$675
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$841
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$932
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$897
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$594
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$591
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1362
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$663
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$830
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1415
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$891
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$710
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1511