Nizhny Novgorod vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$1289
🏠 One person rent	$528	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$380
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$122
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	48	33
😀 Quality of life	63	42
🏙️ Population	1.2M	2.96M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 98% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5192nd and 8488th ($1051 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Russia and Yemen, respectively. Check Russia vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5476th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$4197

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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 Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$476
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$478
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$488
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$476
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$475
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$497
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$864
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$509
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$871
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$564
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$590
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$484
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$563
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$477
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$890
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$748
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$513
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$481
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$521
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$483
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$682
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$931
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$1045
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$1050
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$923
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$1031
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$947
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1210
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$976
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1628
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$816
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$910