Nizhny Novgorod vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$528	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	48	47
😀 Quality of life	63	67
🏙️ Population	1.2M	276K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 11% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5192nd and 5940th ($1051 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Russia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Russia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 5476th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$3670

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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 Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$594
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$758
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$710
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$667
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$727
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$841
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$972
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$826
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1265
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1602
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1093
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$930
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1520
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$586
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1053
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1511
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1207
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$733
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1092
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1169
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1168
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1349
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1209
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1078
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$849
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$581
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1189
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1533
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$718
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1067
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$848