Nizhny Novgorod vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$430	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	82
😀 Quality of life	60	71
🏙️ Population	1.2M	5.65M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 9% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6322nd and 5813th ($882 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 4th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Ranked 14th vs 2nd best cities to live in Russia, and 5937th vs 3397th 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	$11.6	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$10534

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566