Nizhny Novgorod vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nizhny Novgorod	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$639	$2572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1645	$6077
🏠 One person rent	$289	$1546
🏘️ Family rent	$547	$2651
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.7	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$543	$4802
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	89
😀 Quality of life	55	90
🏙️ Population	1.21M	653K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 75% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 7383rd and 662nd ($639 vs $2572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 590th 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 32nd in the United States, while ranked 5846th and 141st 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	$8.02	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$2860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$2275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.97	$60.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$3653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1329	$3326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.43	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.27	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.45	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.71	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.7	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$189
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$32.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.3	$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5245	$16661

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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	$498
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$541
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$616
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$509
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$507
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$376
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$654
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$515
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$660
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$514
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$484
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$623
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$633
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$672
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1075
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$480
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$736
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$566
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$463
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$508
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$522
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$513
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$507
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$551
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$606
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$536
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$590
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$401
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$556
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$589
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$490
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$562
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$540
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$518
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$519

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2372
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2288
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2246
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2363
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2293
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2212
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2121
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2234
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2212
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2406
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2482
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2109
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2019
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2155
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2577
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1974
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2252
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2534
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2435
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2307
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2589
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2417
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1778
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2774
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2655
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2348
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2797
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2449
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2172
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1908
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2819
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2512
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2489