Nizhny Novgorod vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nizhny Novgorod	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$596	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1590	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$255	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$507	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.3	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	82
😀 Quality of life	56	66
🏙️ Population	1.25M	5.38M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 27% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7706th and 6353rd ($596 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 3rd in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Ranked 10th vs 2nd best cities to live in Russia, and 5856th vs 4239th 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	$7.61	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.95	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.54%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1862	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.51	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.08	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.49	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.38	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$311	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5368	$6504

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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	$497
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$517
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$597
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$545
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$488
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$414
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$496
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$646
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$488
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$542
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$493
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$612
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$645
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$653
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$656
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$587
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1021
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$455
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$658
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$525
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$732
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$456
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$501
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$518
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$500
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$526
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$427
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$597
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$536
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$573
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$401
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$623
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$490
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$562
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$516
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$513
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$511

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438