Nizhny Novgorod vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$459	$451
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	48	47
😀 Quality of life	63	66
🏙️ Population	1.2M	276K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 2% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6098th and 5994th ($940 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 7th best city to live in Russia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 5641st and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Sarajevo

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$3948

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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 Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$819
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$721
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$682
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$741
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$924
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1193
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1744
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$965
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$888
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1288
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1673
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1156
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$990
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1566
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$629
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1066
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1571
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1206
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$723
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1150
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1160
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1173
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1378
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$948
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1191
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1150
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$839
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1119
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$571
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$676
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1124
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1457
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1171
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$694
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1031
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$923