Nizhny Novgorod vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nizhny Novgorod	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$596	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1590	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$255	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$507	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.3	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$460
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	95
😀 Quality of life	56	64
🏙️ Population	1.25M	12.4M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 43% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7706th and 5031st ($596 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5856th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.95	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.54%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1862	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.51	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.08	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.49	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.38	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$311	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5368	$12031

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$497
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$517
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$597
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$545
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$488
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$414
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$496
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$646
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$488
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$542
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$493
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$612
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$645
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$653
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$656
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$587
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1021
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$455
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$658
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$525
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$732
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$456
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$501
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$518
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$500
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$526
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$427
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$597
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$536
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$573
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$401
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$623
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$490
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$562
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$516
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$513
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$511

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659