Nizhny Novgorod vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$328	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.5	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$647	$2911
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	55	95
🏙️ Population	1.2M	9.67M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 46% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6811th and 4104th ($717 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd 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 2.2 months in Seoul. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 15th best city to live in Russia vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 5853rd and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Seoul

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.55	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.62%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2295	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.7	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4568	$20197

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$554
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$592
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$681
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$537
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$540
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$438
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$734
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$564
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$719
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$524
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$559
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$675
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$743
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$622
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1244
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$528
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$786
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$633
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$508
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$561
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$590
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$612
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$552
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$584
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$609
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$580
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$639
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$430
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$613
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$656
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$538
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$605
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$593
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$555
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$557

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019