Nizhny Novgorod vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$6281
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1609
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$2681
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$690
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$5052
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	88
😀 Quality of life	60	92
🏙️ Population	1.2M	653K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 67% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 6322nd and 587th ($882 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 516th in Russia and the United States, respectively. Check Russia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.9 months in Portland. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Portland ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 5937th and 139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Portland

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$2950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$5.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$2.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$7.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$33.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$1740
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$19200

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745