Nizhny Novgorod vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$528	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	96
😀 Quality of life	63	75
🏙️ Population	1.2M	11.5M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 7% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5192nd and 4918th ($1051 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 6th best city to live in Russia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5476th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720