Nizhny Novgorod vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$328	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.5	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$647	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	61
😀 Quality of life	55	79
🏙️ Population	1.2M	605K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 36% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6811th and 4764th ($717 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Russia and Latvia, respectively. Check Russia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 15th best city to live in Russia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5853rd and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Riga

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.55	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.62%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2295	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.7	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4568	$13840

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$554
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$592
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$681
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$537
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$540
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$438
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$734
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$564
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$719
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$524
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$559
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$675
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$743
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$622
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1244
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$528
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$786
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$633
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$508
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$561
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$590
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$612
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$552
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$584
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$609
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$580
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$639
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$430
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$613
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$656
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$538
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$605
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$593
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$555
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$557

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220