Nizhny Novgorod vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nizhny Novgorod	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$639	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1645	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$289	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$547	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.7	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$543	$846
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	82
😀 Quality of life	55	67
🏙️ Population	1.21M	5.38M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 27% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7383rd and 6204th ($639 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Ranked 14th vs 2nd best cities to live in Russia, and 5846th vs 3645th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Saint Petersburg

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.02	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.97	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1329	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.43	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.27	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.45	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.71	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.7	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.3	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5245	$6847

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$498
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$541
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$616
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$509
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$507
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$376
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$654
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$515
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$660
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$514
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$484
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$623
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$633
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$672
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1075
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$480
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$736
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$566
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$463
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$508
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$522
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$513
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$507
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$551
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$606
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$536
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$590
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$401
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$556
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$589
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$490
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$562
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$540
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$518
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$519

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525