Nizhny Novgorod vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$459	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	48	38
😀 Quality of life	63	88
🏙️ Population	1.2M	549K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 45% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6098th and 3269th ($940 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 113th 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 7th best city to live in Russia vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 5641st and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Quebec City

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$7052

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$695
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$791
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$732
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$757
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$773
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$929
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$738
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$950
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$585
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$679
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$738
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$957
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$910
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$891
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1585
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$595
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$978
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$959
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$595
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$680
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$746
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$740
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$905
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$578
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$726
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$712
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$777
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$597
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$795
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$838
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$637
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$677
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$761
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$837
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$811

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934