Nizhny Novgorod vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$459	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	48	23
😀 Quality of life	63	60
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.37M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 20% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 6098th and 6818th ($940 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 23rd 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 months in Samsun. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 5641st and 5950th 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	$12.5	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$3447

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$695
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$791
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$732
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$757
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$773
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$929
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$738
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$950
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$585
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$679
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$738
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$957
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$910
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$891
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1585
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$595
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$978
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$959
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$595
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$680
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$746
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$740
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$905
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$578
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$726
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$712
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$777
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$597
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$795
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$838
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$637
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$677
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$761
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$837
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$811

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$703
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$769
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$702
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$662
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$694
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$688
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$746
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$766
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$730
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$673
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$732
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$755
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$676
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$702
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$708
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$552
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$599
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1027
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$615
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$673
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$598
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$985
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$807
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$595
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$769
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$761
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$755
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$705
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$743
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$654
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$621
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$802
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$907