Nizhny Novgorod vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$459	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$4180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	94
😀 Quality of life	63	95
🏙️ Population	1.2M	664K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 64% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6098th and 676th ($940 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 7th in Russia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Russia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5641st and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$13439

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727