Nizhny Novgorod vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	48	82
😀 Quality of life	63	89
🏙️ Population	1.2M	468K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 54% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5192nd and 1363rd ($1051 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1143rd 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 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 5476th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729