Nizhny Novgorod vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$430	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	95
😀 Quality of life	60	69
🏙️ Population	1.2M	11.5M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 16% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6322nd and 5192nd ($882 vs $1052) 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 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5937th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$15428

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666