Nizhny Novgorod vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$528	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$1316
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	48	85
😀 Quality of life	63	71
🏙️ Population	1.2M	5.65M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 8% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5192nd and 4898th ($1051 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 5th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Ranked 6th vs 2nd best cities to live in Russia, and 5476th vs 3542nd 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	$14.4	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$13865

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$705
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$749
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$821
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$754
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$804
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$834
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$981
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$771
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$614
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$705
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$1055
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$1030
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1678
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$626
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$1084
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$1068
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$648
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$694
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$792
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$789
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$974
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$604
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$791
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$771
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$775
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$635
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$868
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$845
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$691
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$748
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$830
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$895
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$873

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597