Nizhny Novgorod vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$459	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	96
😀 Quality of life	63	74
🏙️ Population	1.2M	11.5M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 16% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6098th and 5003rd ($940 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Russia and Brazil, respectively. Check Russia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5641st and 2408th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$16798

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719