Nizhny Novgorod vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$3118
🏠 One person rent	$459	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$1623
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	59
😀 Quality of life	63	81
🏙️ Population	1.2M	595K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 25% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6098th and 4678th ($940 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.3 months in Riga. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5641st and 668th 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	$12.5	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$17597

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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 Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1423
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$908
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$944
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$912
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$1001
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$1012
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$994
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1214
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1083
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$1003
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$952
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1060
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$853
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$890
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1232
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1279
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1461
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$947
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$720
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1683
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$907
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1448
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1021
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1133
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1606
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1111
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1579
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1108
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1990
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2062
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$399
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1406