Nizhny Novgorod vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$528	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	48	38
😀 Quality of life	63	87
🏙️ Population	1.2M	574K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 36% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5192nd and 3402nd ($1051 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 116th in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 5476th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$8149

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913