Nizhny Novgorod vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$2451
🏠 One person rent	$430	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$699
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$2213
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	59
😀 Quality of life	60	70
🏙️ Population	1.2M	504K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 14% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 6322nd and 5383rd ($882 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 48th in Russia and South Korea, respectively. Check Russia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Pohang ranked 40th in South Korea, while ranked 5937th and 3894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Pohang

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$3.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$6706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$2785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$7.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$13593

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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 Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1076
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1062
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1038
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$929
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1039
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$949
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$975
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1084
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1108
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$1005
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$934
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$957
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1008
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$973
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$984
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$995
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1064
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$913
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$934
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1001
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1037
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$920
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1003
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$924
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$959
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$980
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$976
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$991
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1020
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$910
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$831
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$933
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1046
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1063
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1016