Nizhny Novgorod vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$459	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	48	75
😀 Quality of life	63	75
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.96M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 16% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6098th and 4988th ($940 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 79th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 5641st and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Sapporo

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$10501

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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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070