Nizhny Novgorod vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nizhny Novgorod	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$596	$945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1590	$2280
🏠 One person rent	$255	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$507	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.3	$32.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$846
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	18
😀 Quality of life	56	64
🏙️ Population	1.25M	151K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 37% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 7706th and 5703rd ($596 vs $945) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 8th in Russia and Montenegro, respectively. Check Russia vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 5856th and 4656th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$7.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.95	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.54%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1862	$2115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.51	$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.08	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$7.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.49	$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.38	$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$311	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5368	$6873

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$497
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$517
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$597
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$545
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$488
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$414
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$496
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$646
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$488
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$542
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$493
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$612
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$645
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$653
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$656
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$587
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1021
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$455
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$658
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$525
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$732
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$456
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$501
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$518
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$500
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$526
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$427
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$597
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$536
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$573
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$401
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$623
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$490
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$562
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$516
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$513
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$511

Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$816
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1116
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$1013
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1040
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$670
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$989
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1004
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1028
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1120
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1302
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$798
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$762
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1002
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$664
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$570
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$672
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$691
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$591
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$742
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$681
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$760
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$628
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$626
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$594
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$585
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$733
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$707
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$531
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$545
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$534
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1124
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$692
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$702
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1175
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1048