Nizhny Novgorod vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$2041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	48	91
😀 Quality of life	63	91
🏙️ Population	1.2M	2.75M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 47% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5192nd and 2104th ($1051 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Russia and Italy, respectively. Check Russia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1 months in Rome. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5476th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Rome

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$14156

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330