Nizhny Novgorod vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$3144
🏠 One person rent	$528	$793
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$1091
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$1812
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	48	98
😀 Quality of life	63	73
🏙️ Population	1.2M	919K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 28% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 5192nd and 4141st ($1051 vs $1455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 1.2 months in Seongnam. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Seongnam ranked 19th in South Korea, while ranked 5476th and 2195th 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	$14.4	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$13631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$5921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$68.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$14346

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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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1313
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1152
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1089
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1022
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1053
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$943
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1296
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$985
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1001
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1090
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1108
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1019
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1052
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$894
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1040
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1032
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1033
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1016
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$982
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1010
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$977
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1128
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$952
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1557
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$852
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$865
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$917
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$993
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$971
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1009