Nizhny Novgorod vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$459	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$1231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	48	85
😀 Quality of life	63	70
🏙️ Population	1.2M	5.65M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 13% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6098th and 5142nd ($940 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 4th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Ranked 7th vs 2nd best cities to live in Russia, and 5641st vs 3923rd 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	$12.5	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606