Nizhny Novgorod vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$459	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	80
😀 Quality of life	63	95
🏙️ Population	1.2M	737K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 70% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6098th and 142nd ($940 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 101st in Russia and the United States, respectively. Check Russia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5641st and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Seattle

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173