Nizhny Novgorod vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nizhny Novgorod	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$639	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1645	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$289	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$547	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.7	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$543	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	95
😀 Quality of life	55	63
🏙️ Population	1.21M	11.5M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 37% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7383rd and 5616th ($639 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5846th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.02	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.97	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1329	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.43	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.27	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.45	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.71	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.1	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5245	$13135

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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	$498
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$541
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$616
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$509
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$507
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$376
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$654
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$515
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$660
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$514
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$484
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$623
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$633
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$672
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1075
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$480
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$736
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$566
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$463
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$508
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$522
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$513
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$507
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$551
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$606
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$536
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$590
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$401
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$556
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$589
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$490
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$562
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$540
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$518
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$519

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629