Nizhny Novgorod vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$3320
🏠 One person rent	$459	$713
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$1156
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$2607
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	48	98
😀 Quality of life	63	76
🏙️ Population	1.2M	919K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 34% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 6098th and 4288th ($940 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Russia and South Korea, respectively. Check Russia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 5641st and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Seongnam

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$136
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$12598

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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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1292
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1162
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1363
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1030
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1120
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1044
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1167
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1134
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1050
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1092
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$937
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1068
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1057
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1053
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1046
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1073
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1121
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$867
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$984
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1563
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$892
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$986
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1003
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$986
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1019