Nizhny Novgorod vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$1757
🏠 One person rent	$528	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$997
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	48	23
😀 Quality of life	63	48
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.37M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 47% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5192nd and 7191st ($1051 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 44th in Russia and Turkey, respectively. Check Russia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.4 months in Samsun. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 5476th and 6890th 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	$14.4	$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$3975

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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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$654
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$761
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$702
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$916
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$646
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$716
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$716
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$701
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$707
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$649
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$713
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$732
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$662
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$686
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$662
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$672
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$557
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$597
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$724
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1033
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$702
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$611
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$636
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$547
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$1063
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$725
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$565
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$777
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$824
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$752
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$713
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$738
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$634
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$616
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$819
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$958