Nizhny Novgorod vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$1183
🏠 One person rent	$528	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$230
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	48	58
😀 Quality of life	63	62
🏙️ Population	1.2M	6.2M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 112% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 5192nd and 8694th ($1051 vs $495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 7th in Russia and India, respectively. Check Russia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.5 months in Pune. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 5476th and 5658th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$4.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$22
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$33.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$7.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$2156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$2.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$1.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$9.96
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$49.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$2247

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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 Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$256
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$355
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$717
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$464
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$252
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$329
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$279
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$287
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$335
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$269
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$370
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$298
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$267
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$365
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$391
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$663
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$285
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$372
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$253
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$404
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$372
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$333
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$308
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$282
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$358
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$287
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$250
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$350
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$360
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$359
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$281
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$264
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$444
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$374
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$346