Nizhny Novgorod vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$1669
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$3681
🏠 One person rent	$528	$957
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$1680
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$159
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	48	19
😀 Quality of life	63	23
🏙️ Population	1.2M	2.86M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 37% less expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 5192nd and 3318th ($1051 vs $1669) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Russia and North Korea, respectively. Check Russia vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.1 months in Pyongyang. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 5476th and 9024th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$887
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$804
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$1605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$874
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$4.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$4572

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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 Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1560
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1572
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1579
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1569
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1559
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1564
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1544
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1563
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1562
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1550
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1547
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1557
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1570
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1010
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$540
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$977
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$1040
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$894
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$982
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1052
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1607
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1032
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1090
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1296
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1089
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1094
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$943
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1152
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$1001
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$526
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1053
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1455
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$1022
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1313
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$819