Nizhny Novgorod vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	94
😀 Quality of life	60	94
🏙️ Population	1.2M	664K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 66% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6322nd and 689th ($882 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 5th in Russia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Russia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5937th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Rotterdam

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$13809

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671