Nizhny Novgorod vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$430	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$692
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	46	23
😀 Quality of life	60	60
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.37M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 10% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 6322nd and 6661st ($882 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 21st in Russia and Turkey, respectively. Check Russia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 5937th and 5884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Samsun

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$3613

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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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$728
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$779
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$720
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$1059
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$691
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$697
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$712
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$709
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$786
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$800
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$759
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$737
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$758
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$700
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$725
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$696
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$750
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$578
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$820
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1118
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$745
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$624
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$681
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$627
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$892
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$838
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$781
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$689
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$780
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$655
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$754
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$693
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$623
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$793
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$852